chimneypiece

Words with a similar base: chimneypiece

'chimneypiece'

[mantel.n.01] as in: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

Examples:
in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece

Origins

					chimneypiece (English)
├── chimney (English)
│   └── cheminee (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── caminus (Latin)
│           └── κάμινος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── piece (English)
    └── pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
        ├── pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        │   └── pax (Latin)
        ├── peece (Anglo-Norman)
        └── piece (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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