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chimneypiece

NOUN
mantel
Synonyms


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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

There were shells on the chimneypiece, and two or three china figures.

From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony

I was about to be frightened when a man arose and restlessly moved toward the chimneypiece, not because there was anything there he desired to see, but because he couldn't continue to sit still.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

Marguerite, give me that vial, there on the chimneypiece.

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

"There's certainly something to be said for keeping a revolver," observed Uvo, eyeing the brace now lying on the cast-iron chimneypiece.

From Witching Hill by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)