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单词 chimney piece
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chimney piece in American English

1. 
mantelpiece
2.  Obsolete
a decoration over a fireplace

chimney piece in American English

noun
1. chiefly Brit
mantelpiece
2. obsolete
a decoration over a fireplace
Word origin
[1605–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classic, ideal, inverse, pivot, surface

Examples of 'chimney piece' in a sentence
chimney piece

The focal point here is the bed, not the chimney piece.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The oyster-eating scene is one of several shown on the video screen that is also the looking glass above the chimney piece.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The chimney-piece in question has long since disappeared, and we only know of it by report.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Where a seller has room to negotiate is over expensive built-in items, such as chimney pieces.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
On the inside, that heritage includes ornately moulded cornices, friezes and ceiling roses, marble chimney pieces with cast-iron grates, elegant fanlights and recessed sash windows.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The walls are hung with family portraits, and there are fine 18th-century marble chimney pieces relocated from other long-demolished houses in the square.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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