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
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 Eug?ne Sue
When I began to read, the hands of the clock upon the chimneypiece stood at twenty minutes to twelve, and they had reached a quarter past five before I had completed my task.
From Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance by Guy Boothby
He wheeled round, and looked at himself in the large glass over the chimneypiece.
From At Large by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
He had drawn his chair still closer to the fire, and now sat with his feet, not on the fender, but half-way up one of the pilasters that supported the chimneypiece.
From In Accordance with the Evidence by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
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