HyperDic: chimneypiece

English > 1 sense of the word chimneypiece:
NOUNartifactchimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepieceshelf that projects from wall above fireplace
English > chimneypiece: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningshelf that projects from wall above fireplace.
Example"in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
Synonymsmantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece
Part offireplace, hearth, open fireplaceAn open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
BroadershelfA support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Spanishrepisa de chimenea, repisa
Catalanlleixa

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