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Definition of Chimney corner
1. Noun. A corner by a fireplace.
Definition of Chimney corner
1. Noun. The side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimney Corner
Literary usage of Chimney corner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK n PIASTER HUMPHREY, FROM HIS CLOCK-SIDE EST THE CHIMNEY-CORNER
MY old companion tells me it is midnight. The fire glows brightly, ..."
2. Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry: From the Year by Mary Berry (1865)
"My fillip of gout is nearly gone, as I expected, nor have I stirred from the
chimney-corner these three days. Your father, sister, and Miss Dilkes came and ..."
3. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"You will find nothing here to offend you, for I am a hermit and live in my
chimney-corner, and have no ambition but that you will believe I am the charming ..."
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