Chimney breast
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Chimney breast
A projection into a room of the fireplace walls that form the front portion of the chimney stack.
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chimney breast, chimney piece
A projection into a room of fireplace walls forming the front portion of the chimney stack.
parrel, chimney breast
A chimneypiece or the ornaments of a chimneypiece collectively.
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