chimney-piecen.

Etymology: piece n. in the artistic sense.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchimney-piece.

†1. A picture, piece of sculpture, or of tapestry, placed as an ornament over a fireplace. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > chimney-piece ornaments

chimney-piecea1616

pot1851

frigger1923

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > types of

chimney-piecea1616

master1694

study1722

studio1785

old master1824

homage1901

art mobilier1921

multimedia1962

multiple1968

installation1969

corporate art1971

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iv. 81 The Chimney Is South the Chamber, and the Chimney-peece Chaste Dian, bathing.

1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman xii. 109 I haue seene many peeces of his [Hans Holbein] in oile, and once of his owne draught with a penne a most curious chimney-peece.

1647–8 J. Evelyn Mem. 28 Jan. (1857) I. 254 A very good chimney-piece of water-colours.

1672 C. Wyvill Pretensions Triple Crown 167 A Cut (black and white) which serves for a Chimney Piece.

2. (a) The ornamental structure, usually of stone or marble, with moulding, carving, etc., over and around the open recess of a fireplace. (b) Now often used for the simple projecting slab or shelf over the fireplace, the mantelshelf n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > wallcovering > [noun] > ornamental chimney-piece

parel1528

mantel1532

chimneya1552

manteltree1572

mantelpiece1660

chimney-piece1680

mantelling1861

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type

manteltree1572

bookshelf1648

chimney-mantle1663

chimney-piece1680

mantel1742

mantelpiece1767

brace1806

mantelshelf1828

mantel-place1842

mantelboard?1881

sub-shelf1889

rick1901

fireboard1907

brace-piece-

bracket-shelf-

1680 J. Evelyn Mem. 18 Apr. Excellent carving by Gibbons, especialy the chimney-piece of y^e library.

1726 R. Neve City & Country Purchaser (ed. 2) Chimney-piece, certain Mouldings of Wood, or Stone, standing on the fireside of the Jambs, and coming over the Mantle-tree.

1790 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 348 I stay some time leaning on the chimney piece.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 206 Those beautiful chimney-pieces..known all over the kingdom by the name of Kilkenny marble.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. vi. 109 A little fat plaster-man on the chimney-piece.

1851 T. Carlyle Let. 5 Sept. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1998) XXVI. 154 Geraldine has got your large print, in a pretty gilt frame over the chimney piece.

attributive.1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich ix. 39 Poor..chimney-piece ornaments under glass cases.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	chimney-piece
释义	chimney-piecen. Etymology: piece n. in the artistic sense.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchimney-piece. †1. A picture, piece of sculpture, or of tapestry, placed as an ornament over a fireplace. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > chimney-piece ornaments chimney-piecea1616 pot1851 frigger1923 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > types of chimney-piecea1616 master1694 study1722 studio1785 old master1824 homage1901 art mobilier1921 multimedia1962 multiple1968 installation1969 corporate art1971 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iv. 81 The Chimney Is South the Chamber, and the Chimney-peece Chaste Dian, bathing. View more context for this quotation 1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman xii. 109 I haue seene many peeces of his [Hans Holbein] in oile, and once of his owne draught with a penne a most curious chimney-peece. 1647–8 J. Evelyn Mem. 28 Jan. (1857) I. 254 A very good chimney-piece of water-colours. 1672 C. Wyvill Pretensions Triple Crown 167 A Cut (black and white) which serves for a Chimney Piece. 2. (a) The ornamental structure, usually of stone or marble, with moulding, carving, etc., over and around the open recess of a fireplace. (b) Now often used for the simple projecting slab or shelf over the fireplace, the mantelshelf n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > wallcovering > [noun] > ornamental chimney-piece parel1528 mantel1532 chimneya1552 manteltree1572 mantelpiece1660 chimney-piece1680 mantelling1861 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type manteltree1572 bookshelf1648 chimney-mantle1663 chimney-piece1680 mantel1742 mantelpiece1767 brace1806 mantelshelf1828 mantel-place1842 mantelboard?1881 sub-shelf1889 rick1901 fireboard1907 brace-piece- bracket-shelf- 1680 J. Evelyn Mem. 18 Apr. Excellent carving by Gibbons, especialy the chimney-piece of y^e library. 1726 R. Neve City & Country Purchaser (ed. 2) Chimney-piece, certain Mouldings of Wood, or Stone, standing on the fireside of the Jambs, and coming over the Mantle-tree. 1790 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 348 I stay some time leaning on the chimney piece. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 206 Those beautiful chimney-pieces..known all over the kingdom by the name of Kilkenny marble. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. vi. 109 A little fat plaster-man on the chimney-piece. 1851 T. Carlyle Let. 5 Sept. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1998) XXVI. 154 Geraldine has got your large print, in a pretty gilt frame over the chimney piece. attributive.1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich ix. 39 Poor..chimney-piece ornaments under glass cases. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1616
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