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Webster 1913 Edition


Chimney-breast

Chim′ney-breastˊ

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Noun.
(Arch.)
The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; – commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only.

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chimney-breast

chimney-breast

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English

Noun

chimney-breast (plural chimney-breasts)

  1. (architecture) The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only.