英语词汇“chimney、piece”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

chimney-piece

释义

ˈchimney-piece
[piece in the artistic sense.]
†1. A picture, piece of sculpture, or of tapestry, placed as an ornament over a fireplace. Obs.
1611Shakes. Cymb. ii. iv. 81 The Chimney Is South the Chamber, and the Chimney-peece Chaste Dian, bathing.1622Peacham Compl. Gentl. xiii. (1634) 128, I have seene many peeces of his [Hans Holbein] in oyle, and one of his owne draught with a penne a most curious chimney-peece.1647–8Evelyn Mem. 28 Jan. (1857) I. 254 A very good chimney-piece of water-colours.1672Sir C. Wyvill Triple Crown 167 A Cut (black and white) which serves for a Chimney Piece.
2. The ornamental structure, usually of stone or marble, with moulding, carving, etc., over and around the open recess of a fireplace.
b. Now often used for the simple projecting slab or shelf over the fireplace, the mantel-shelf.
1680Evelyn Mem. 18 Apr., Excellent carving by Gibbons, especialy the chimney-piece of y⊇ library.1726Neve Builder's Dict. (ed. 2) Chimney-piece, certain Mouldings of Wood, or Stone, standing on the fireside of the Jambs, and coming over the Mantle-tree.1790Gouv. Morris Life & Writ. (1832) I. 348, I stay some time leaning on the chimney piece.1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 206 Those beautiful chimney-pieces..known all over the kingdom by the name of Kilkenny marble.1806–7J. Beresford Miseries Hum. Life (1826) vi. 1 A little fat plaster-man on the chimney piece.1851Mrs. Carlyle Lett. II. 153.
attrib.1848Clough Bothie ix. 28 Poor..chimney-piece ornaments under glass-cases.

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