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

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

There was Macklin as Shylock, with knife in hand; and Kemble, in the solemn weeds of the Dane; and Kean in the place of honor over the chimneypiece.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various

The ceiling was begrimed with smoke and dirt, cobwebs not only decorated the cornices and the carved figures on the chimneypiece, but much of the panelling on the walls themselves was cracked and broken.

From Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance by Boothby, Guy

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

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