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chimney
(encz) | chimney,cylindr n: lampy luke |
chimney
(encz) | chimney,komín n: Radka D. |
Chimney
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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chimney
(wn) | chimney
n 1: a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke
from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a
building
2: a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp [syn: {lamp
chimney}, chimney] |
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chimney bellflower
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chimney breast
(encz) | chimney breast, n: |
chimney corner
(encz) | chimney corner, n: |
chimney plant
(encz) | chimney plant, n: |
chimney swallow
(encz) | chimney swallow, n: |
chimney sweep
(encz) | chimney sweep,kominictví n: xkomczax |
chimney sweeper
(encz) | chimney sweeper,kominík n: xkomczax |
chimney swift
(encz) | chimney swift,vlašťovka obecná Zdeněk Brož |
chimneypiece
(encz) | chimneypiece, n: |
chimneypot
(encz) | chimneypot,komínový nástavec n: Zdeněk Brož |
chimneys
(encz) | chimneys,komíny n: pl. Radka D. |
chimneystack
(encz) | chimneystack, n: |
chimneysweep
(encz) | chimneysweep, n: |
chimneysweeper
(encz) | chimneysweeper, n: |
lamp chimney
(encz) | lamp chimney, n: |
Chimney
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney board
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney cap
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney corner
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney hook
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
[1913 Webster]
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
[1913 Webster]
Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney lug
(gcide) | Lug \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or
perch. [Obs.] " Eight lugs of ground." --Spenser.
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Chimney lug, or Lug pole, a pole on which a kettle is
hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open
air. [Local, U.S.] --Whittier.
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Chimney money
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
[1913 Webster]
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
[1913 Webster]
Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
[1913 Webster]Hearth \Hearth\ (h[aum]rth), n. [OE. harthe, herth, herthe, AS.
heor[eth]; akin to D. haard, heerd, Sw. h[aum]rd, G. herd;
cf. Goth. ha['u]ri a coal, Icel. hyrr embers, and L. cremare
to burn.]
1. The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a
chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a
fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove.
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There was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
--Jer. xxxvi.
22.
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Where fires thou find'st unraked and hearths
unswept.
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates
and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.
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Household talk and phrases of the hearth.
--Tennyson.
3. (Metal. & Manuf.) The floor of a furnace, on which the
material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a
melting furnace, into which the melted material settles;
as, an open-hearth smelting furnace.
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Hearth ends (Metal.), fragments of lead ore ejected from
the furnace by the blast.
Hearth money, Hearth penny [AS. heor[eth]pening], a tax
formerly laid in England on hearths, each hearth (in all
houses paying the church and poor rates) being taxed at
two shillings; -- called also chimney money, etc.
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He had been importuned by the common people to
relieve them from the . . . burden of the hearth
money. --Macaulay.
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chimney money
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
[1913 Webster]
2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
[1913 Webster]
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
[1913 Webster]
Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
[1913 Webster]Hearth \Hearth\ (h[aum]rth), n. [OE. harthe, herth, herthe, AS.
heor[eth]; akin to D. haard, heerd, Sw. h[aum]rd, G. herd;
cf. Goth. ha['u]ri a coal, Icel. hyrr embers, and L. cremare
to burn.]
1. The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a
chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a
fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove.
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There was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
--Jer. xxxvi.
22.
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Where fires thou find'st unraked and hearths
unswept.
There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.
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2. The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates
and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.
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Household talk and phrases of the hearth.
--Tennyson.
3. (Metal. & Manuf.) The floor of a furnace, on which the
material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a
melting furnace, into which the melted material settles;
as, an open-hearth smelting furnace.
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Hearth ends (Metal.), fragments of lead ore ejected from
the furnace by the blast.
Hearth money, Hearth penny [AS. heor[eth]pening], a tax
formerly laid in England on hearths, each hearth (in all
houses paying the church and poor rates) being taxed at
two shillings; -- called also chimney money, etc.
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He had been importuned by the common people to
relieve them from the . . . burden of the hearth
money. --Macaulay.
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Chimney pot
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
[1913 Webster]
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
[1913 Webster]
Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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chimney swallow
(gcide) | Swift \Swift\, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,
insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form
and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are
destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing
birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to
the humming birds.
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Note: The common European swift (Cypselus apus syn.
Micropus apus) nests in church steeples and under the
tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and
shrill screams. It is called also black martin,
black swift, hawk swallow, devil bird,
swingdevil, screech martin, and shriek owl. The
common American, or chimney, swift ({Chaetura
pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.
It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,
and is called also chimney swallow. The Australian
swift (Chaetura caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips
to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift
(Cypselus melba) is whitish beneath, with a white
band across the breast. The common Indian swift is
Cypselus affinis. See also Palm swift, under
Palm, and Tree swift, under Tree.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine
lizard.
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4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
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5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
[1913 Webster]Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
[1913 Webster]
2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
[1913 Webster]
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
[1913 Webster]
Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney swallow
(gcide) | Swift \Swift\, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,
insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form
and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are
destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing
birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to
the humming birds.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common European swift (Cypselus apus syn.
Micropus apus) nests in church steeples and under the
tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and
shrill screams. It is called also black martin,
black swift, hawk swallow, devil bird,
swingdevil, screech martin, and shriek owl. The
common American, or chimney, swift ({Chaetura
pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.
It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,
and is called also chimney swallow. The Australian
swift (Chaetura caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips
to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift
(Cypselus melba) is whitish beneath, with a white
band across the breast. The common Indian swift is
Cypselus affinis. See also Palm swift, under
Palm, and Tree swift, under Tree.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine
lizard.
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4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
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5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
[1913 Webster]Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
[1913 Webster]
2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
[1913 Webster]
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney sweep
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney sweeper
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney-breast
(gcide) | Chimney-breast \Chim"ney-breast`\, n. (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-piece
(gcide) | 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, mantlepiece.
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chimneypiece
(gcide) | 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, mantlepiece.
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chimneypot
(gcide) | chimneypot \chimneypot\ n.
a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase
the draft.
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Chimneys
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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chimneystack
(gcide) | chimneystack \chimneystack\ n.
the part of the chimney that is above the roof; it usually
has several flues.
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chimneysweep
(gcide) | chimneysweep \chimneysweep\, chimneysweeper \chimneysweeper\n.
someone who cleans soot from chimneys, usually as a
profession.
Syn: chimneysweeper, sweep.
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chimneysweeper
(gcide) | chimneysweep \chimneysweep\, chimneysweeper \chimneysweeper\n.
someone who cleans soot from chimneys, usually as a
profession.
Syn: chimneysweeper, sweep.
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Steam chimney
(gcide) | Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS.
ste['a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps
originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.
Gr. sty`ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.]
1. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted
when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of
vapor; gaseous water.
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2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so
called in popular usage.
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3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes."
--Milton.
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Dry steam, steam which does not contain water held in
suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to
superheated steam.
Exhaust steam. See under Exhaust.
High steam, or High-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.
Low steam, or Low-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,
that of the atmosphere.
Saturated steam, steam at the temperature of the boiling
point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also
applied to wet steam.
Superheated steam, steam heated to a temperature higher
than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It
can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,
and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged
steam}, anhydrous steam, and steam gas.
Wet steam, steam which contains water held in suspension
mechanically; -- called also misty steam.
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Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to
denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived
from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;
as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or
steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam
heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.
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Steam blower.
(a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet
or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.
(b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.
Steam boiler, a boiler for producing steam. See Boiler,
3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the
boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,
which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,
enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and
through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which
delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the
dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g
the safety valve; hthe water gauge.
Steam car, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a
locomotive.
Steam carriage, a carriage upon wheels moved on common
roads by steam.
Steam casing. See Steam jacket, under Jacket.
Steam chest, the box or chamber from which steam is
distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,
etc., and which usually contains one or more valves; --
called also valve chest, and valve box. See Illust. of
Slide valve, under Slide.
Steam chimney, an annular chamber around the chimney of a
boiler furnace, for drying steam.
Steam coil, a coil of pipe, or a collection of connected
pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,
etc.
Steam colors (Calico Printing), colors in which the
chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber
is produced by steam.
Steam cylinder, the cylinder of a steam engine, which
contains the piston. See Illust. of Slide valve, under
Slide.
Steam dome (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the
boiler, from which steam is conducted to the engine. See
Illust. of Steam boiler, above.
Steam fire engine, a fire engine consisting of a steam
boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,
combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by
horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.
Steam fitter, a fitter of steam pipes.
Steam fitting, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;
also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.
Steam gas. See Superheated steam, above.
Steam gauge, an instrument for indicating the pressure of
the steam in a boiler. The mercurial steam gauge is a
bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which
is connected with the boiler while the other is open to
the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the
mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height
proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,
especially for high pressures, consists of a spring
pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer
of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,
closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to
straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or
a mass of confined air, etc.
Steam gun, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles
may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.
Steam hammer, a hammer for forging, which is worked
directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided
vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder
located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as
Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is
attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the
piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end
of the cylinder.
Steam heater.
(a) A radiator heated by steam.
(b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,
piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.
Steam jacket. See under Jacket.
Steam packet, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and
running periodically between certain ports.
Steam pipe, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a
pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.
Steam plow or Steam plough, a plow, or gang of plows,
moved by a steam engine.
Steam port, an opening for steam to pass through, as from
the steam chest into the cylinder.
Steam power, the force or energy of steam applied to
produce results; power derived from a steam engine.
Steam propeller. See Propeller.
Steam pump, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is
usually direct-acting.
Steam room (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above
the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.
Steam table, a table on which are dishes heated by steam
for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,
restaurant, etc.
Steam trap, a self-acting device by means of which water
that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will
be discharged without permitting steam to escape.
Steam tug, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling
ships.
Steam vessel, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or
steamship; a steamer.
Steam whistle, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as
of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly
discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a
warning or a signal. The steam issues from a narrow
annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or
hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,
and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a
common whistle.
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Stick chimney
(gcide) | Stick \Stick\, n. [OE. sticke, AS. sticca; akin to stician to
stab, prick, pierce, G. stecken a stick, staff, OHG. steccho,
Icel. stik a stick. See Stick, v. t..]
1. A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from
a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of
any size, cut for fuel or timber.
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Withered sticks to gather, which might serve
Against a winter's day. --Milton.
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2. Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether
in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a
staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.
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3. Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
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4. A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or
stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick. [Colloq.]
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5. (Print.) A composing stick. See under Composing. It is
usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills,
etc., one made of wood is used.
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6. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
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A stick of eels, twenty-five eels. [Prov. Eng.]
Stick chimney, a chimney made of sticks laid crosswise, and
cemented with clay or mud, as in some log houses. [U.S.]
Stick insect, (Zool.), any one of various species of
wingless orthopterous insects of the family Phasmidae,
which have a long round body, resembling a stick in form
and color, and long legs, which are often held rigidly in
such positions as to make them resemble small twigs. They
thus imitate the branches and twigs of the trees on which
they live. The common American species is {Diapheromera
femorata}. Some of the Asiatic species are more than a
foot long.
To cut one's stick, or To cut stick, to run away. [Slang]
--De Quincey.
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chimney bellflower
(wn) | chimney bellflower
n 1: bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: chimney plant,
chimney bellflower, Campanula pyramidalis] |
chimney breast
(wn) | chimney breast
n 1: walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround
the chimney base |
chimney corner
(wn) | chimney corner
n 1: a corner by a fireplace [syn: chimney corner,
inglenook] |
chimney plant
(wn) | chimney plant
n 1: bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: chimney plant,
chimney bellflower, Campanula pyramidalis] |
chimney swallow
(wn) | chimney swallow
n 1: American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn:
chimney swift, chimney swallow, Chateura pelagica]
2: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in
barns etc. [syn: barn swallow, chimney swallow, {Hirundo
rustica}] |
chimney swift
(wn) | chimney swift
n 1: American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn:
chimney swift, chimney swallow, Chateura pelagica] |
chimneypiece
(wn) | chimneypiece
n 1: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain
they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel,
mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece] |
chimneypot
(wn) | chimneypot
n 1: a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to
increase the draft |
chimneystack
(wn) | chimneystack
n 1: the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has
several flues |
chimneysweep
(wn) | chimneysweep
n 1: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn:
chimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweep] |
chimneysweeper
(wn) | chimneysweeper
n 1: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn:
chimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweep] |
lamp chimney
(wn) | lamp chimney
n 1: a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp [syn:
lamp chimney, chimney] |
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