chimneypiece
Example Sentences
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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
The ceiling was begrimed with smoke and dirt, cobwebs not only decorated the cornices and the carved figures on the chimneypiece, but much of the panelling on the walls themselves was cracked and broken.
From Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance by Boothby, Guy
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 Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
There was Macklin as Shylock, with knife in hand; and Kemble, in the solemn weeds of the Dane; and Kean in the place of honor over the chimneypiece.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various
The hideous notary was standing up by the chimneypiece, and my uncle had drawn me near to him.
From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various
