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chimney-breast

chimney-breast is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

1.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is 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 called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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