chimney piece
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "The designs for Chimney Pieces are of Grecian, Roman, Gothic, and Elizabethan styles of architecture, some being suitable for houses of moderate pretensions, as also others of a more expensive character to decorate the extensive and highly-finished mansion."
- "1984, J. P. Donleavy, De Alfonce Tennis, New York: Dutton / Seymour Lawrence, Part 5, p. 86, a vast drawing room asprawl with immense sofas, high backed chairs, two massive refectory tables and four chimney pieces"
- "First Floor/Rere Room: Doors, door cases, chimney piece, decorative plaster ceiling."