Chimney
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. In architecture, a body of brick or stone, erected in a building, containing a
funnel or funnels, to convey smoke, and other volatile matter through the roof, from the
hearth or fire-place, where fuel is burnt. This body of materials is sometimes called a
stack of
chimneys, especially when it contains two or more funnels, or passages.
2. A
fireplace; the lower part of the body of brick or stone which confines and conveys smoke.
Chimney
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
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.
3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to
create a
draft, and promote combustion.
4. A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein.
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.
1. The corner of a fire-place, or the space between the fire and the sides of the fire-place. In the Northern States of America, fire-places were formerly made six or eight feet wide, or even more, and a
stool was placed by the side of the fire, as a seat for children, and this often furnished a comfortable situation for idlers. As fuel has become
scarce, our fire-places are contracted, till, in many or most of our dwellings, we have no
chimney-corners.
2. In a more enlarged sense, the fire-side, or a place near the fire.
A hook for holding pots and kettles over a fire.
An ornamental piece of wood or stone set round a fire-place.
A decorative construction around the opening of a
fireplace.
