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chimneypiece

noun

Etymology

From chimney + piece.

  1. derived from *kʷezdis✻ — “piece, portion, quota”
  2. derived from *pettyā✻
  3. derived from petia
  4. derived from piece
  5. inherited from pece
  6. compounded as chimneypiece — “chimney + piece”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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