'chimneypiece' definitions:
Definition of 'chimneypiece'
(from WordNet)
noun
Shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece]
Definition of 'chimneypiece'
From: GCIDE
- Chimney-piece \Chim"ney-piece`\, chimneypiece \chimneypiece\, n. (Arch.) A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace; also, the shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; mantlepiece. [Chiefly Brit.]
- Syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]