Chimney
Chimney (#) , noun
[French cheminée, Late Latin caminata, from Latin caminus furnace, fireplace, Greek {not transcribed} furnace, oven.]
1.
A fireplace or hearth. [Obsolete] — Sir W. Raleigh
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.
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.
3.
A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
4.
(Mineralogy) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein. — Raymond
Collocations (8)
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 (Architecture) , a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof.
Chimney swallow (Zoology) , (a) An American swift (Chature pelasgica) which lives in chimneys. (b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep or Chimney sweeper , one who cleans chimneys of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off the soot.