Chimney

chim′ni, n. a pa age for the escape of smoke or heated air from a furnace: in houses, that part of the pa age which is built above the roof: anything of a like shape.— ns. Chim′ney-can , or -pot , a cylindrical pipe of earthenware or other material placed at the top of a chimney to increase the draught; Chim′ney-cor′ner , in old chimneys, the space between the fire and the wall forming the sides of the fireplace: fireside, commonly spoken of as the place for the aged and infirm; Chim′ney-piece , a shelf over the fireplace; Chim′ney-shaft , the stalk of a chimney which rises above the building; Chim′ney-Stack , a group of chimneys carried up together; Chim′ney-stalk , a very tall chimney; Chim′ney-swall′ow , the Hirundo rustic a , a very common swallow: the chimney-swift; Chim′ney-sweep , Chim′ney-sweep′er , one who sweeps or cleans chimneys; Chim′ney-top , the top of a chimney.— Chimney-pot hat , a familiar name for the ordinary cylindrical hat of gentlemen. [Fr. chem inée —L. camīnus ; Gr. kaminos , a furnace.]