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Definition of Chimneypieces
1. chimneypiece [n] - See also: chimneypiece
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimneypieces
Literary usage of Chimneypieces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Richardson was an especially successful designer of ceilings and chimneypieces.
He published in 1776 a Book of Ceilings in the Style of the Antique ..."
2. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1852)
"Thus the marble chimneypieces and the forms of slabs were, with few exceptions,
either overloaded with ornament or badly designed for the kind of decoration ..."
3. The Architectural Magazine (1836)
"The two chimneypieces are of statuary marble, the pilasters of which are ...
There are five chimneypieces of statuary marble, supported by figures ..."
4. The Law of Fixtures, and Other Property: Partaking Both of a Realand by Andrew Amos, Joseph Ferard (1855)
"(c) Lord Hardwicke and Lori Mansfield, both speak of marble chimneypieces being
removable. Lord Ellenborough still more pointedly says, that the tenant is ..."
5. Quantity Surveying: For the Use of Surveyors, Architects, Engineers and Builders by John Leaning (1891)
"Provide the sum of £100 for ten chimneypieces, and allow . ... Provide the
t.um of £100 fur ten chimneypieces (fixing eke where taken). ..."
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