: a part of a wall that extends out into a room to cover a chimney
Examples of chimney breast in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe chimney breast was clad in large églomisé glass panels backed with a gradation of copper, brass, and silver leaf.—Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor, 15 Aug. 2023 Or Anna Ryder-Richardson wallpapering a chimney breast wall, normally in some bracing, Barbie-pink abstract floral.—Jermaine Gallacher, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
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