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

And then they looked up to the portrait gazing down at them from the chimneypiece, seeming almost to smile sadly upon them as they watched the skilful limning of the beloved features.

From By Birth a Lady by Fenn, George Manville

A tall, massive man, in evening dress, leaned with an elbow on the chimneypiece, his head lightly resting on his hand, one foot on the edge of the fender.

From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

Mais regardez ce 246 beau gar�on leaning against the chimneypiece.

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton

The rays of the lamp placed upon the chimneypiece in Marie's bedchamber shone full upon the face of M. Bastien, which, thus brilliantly lighted, seemed to glare upon the darkness of the corridor.

From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Sue, Eug?ne