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chimney piece

chimney piece

noun
1.
Chiefly British. mantelpiece.
2.
Obsolete. a decoration over a fireplace.

Origin:
1605–15
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Chimney piece is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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