chimneypiece
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The huge chimneypiece was cracked, though, and the hearth was empty.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
He had wished for salamanders, which were very popular at Villers-Cotterêts, being the crest of François I., and who had them sculptured on every chimneypiece in the château.
From Dumas' Paris by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
I had felt every knob on the fireplace and chimneypiece, and every stone up the chimney as far as I could reach.
From A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
He wheeled round, and looked at himself in the large glass over the chimneypiece.
From At Large by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
He began to speak as he neared the architectural chimneypiece, merely throwing the words at J. Howard as he passed.
From The High Heart by Basil King
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