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• chim·ney — /ˈʧımni/ noun, pl neys [count] 1 : a part of a building through which smoke rises into the outside air; especially : the part that sticks up above the roof see also smoke like a chimney at ↑smoke, 2 2 : a tall narrow opening through a large piece …   Useful english dictionary

• chimney piece — chim′ney piece n. brit. mantel • Etymology: 1605–15 …   From formal English to slang

• 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chimneypiece — chim·ney·piece (chĭmʹnē pēs ) n. 1. The mantel of a fireplace. 2. A decoration over a fireplace. * * * ▪ architecture       originally, a hood projecting from the wall over a grate, built to catch the smoke and direct it up to the chimney flue.… …   Universalium

• chimneypiece — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mantlepiece — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• action — 1. action [ aksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe « manière d agir »; XIIIe en parlant de personnes; déb. XIIe accium de grâce; lat. actio I ♦ 1 ♦ Ce que fait qqn et ce par quoi il réalise une intention ou une impulsion. ⇒ 1. acte, 2. fait. « Les actions les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle