Meanings
nounchimneypiece (plural chimneypieces)
plural chimneypieces · alternative chimney piece · alternative chimney-piece
- A mantelpiece.
Partridge Fine Art of London has a carved and gilded rococo chimneypiece festooned with Ho-Ho birds, garlands of flowers, fruit and female masks.
2007 February 9, Wendy Moonan, “Relics of the 19th Century, in a Sentimental Mood”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounshelf that projects from wall above fireplace
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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chimneypiece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimneypiece
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“chimneypiece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimneypiece. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chimneypiece,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimneypiece.
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