"chymeney" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˌt͡ʃim(i)ˈnæi̯/, /ˈt͡ʃim(i)næi̯/, /-eː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French chimenee~cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta. Forms starting with k- are from Old Northern French; forms ending in -th are from early Old French *cheminethe. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|cheminee|chimenee~cheminee}} Borrowed from Old French chimenee~cheminee, {{der|enm|LL.|camīnāta}} Late Latin camīnāta Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chymeney, {{enm-noun|chymeneys}} chymeney (plural chymeneys) Forms: chymeneys [plural], chemyney [alternative], chimenai [alternative], chimeney [alternative], chiminee [alternative], chimnay [alternative], chymenay [alternative], chymenei [alternative], chymeneye [alternative], chymnay [alternative], chymne [alternative], chymneth [alternative], chymney [alternative], chymneye [alternative], chymny [alternative], kymenay [alternative]
  1. A hearth; where a fire is lighted.
    Sense id: en-chymeney-enm-noun-56u7pCMH Categories (other): Architecture, Fire, Machines Disambiguation of Architecture: 29 20 14 14 22 Disambiguation of Fire: 100 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Machines: 21 26 24 21 8
  2. A chimney; a ventilation chamber for smoke.
    Sense id: en-chymeney-enm-noun-PsE-fLQK Categories (other): Machines Disambiguation of Machines: 21 26 24 21 8
  3. A device for heating; a stove or furnace.
    Sense id: en-chymeney-enm-noun-T6Xr4ED1 Categories (other): Machines Disambiguation of Machines: 21 26 24 21 8
  4. (rare, figurative) Something which heats or forges. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-chymeney-enm-noun-gtn-KtG6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Machines Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 20 20 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 16 14 37 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 7 6 50 32 Disambiguation of Machines: 21 26 24 21 8
  5. (rare, figurative) Any ventilation chamber. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-chymeney-enm-noun--VObQaZq

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "chymeneys",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chemyney",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "chimenai",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chimeney",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      ]
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      "form": "chymenei",
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      "form": "chymeneye",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "chymnay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "chymne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "chymneth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymney",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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        "alternative"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
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          "_dis": "100 0 0 0 0",
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        "A hearth; where a fire is lighted."
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              162,
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              164
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          "english": "And so they will be like the morning cloud, and the dew of the morning which dissipates, as dust lifted by whirlwind from the corn floor, and like the smoke of a chimney.",
          "ref": "a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Osee 13:3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:",
          "text": "Þerfor þei ſchulen be as a morewtid cloude and as þe deew of morewtid, þat paſſiþ forþ as duſt rauyſchide bi whirlewynd fro þe corn floor and as ſmoke of a chymenei",
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        "Something which heats or forges."
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        "(rare, figurative) Something which heats or forges."
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        "rare"
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        "Any ventilation chamber."
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        "(rare, figurative) Any ventilation chamber."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌt͡ʃim(i)ˈnæi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃim(i)næi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-eː/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English terms with quotations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "form": "chymeneys",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chemyney",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "chimenai",
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    {
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "chymenay",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "chymenei",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "chymeneye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "chymney",
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "chymny",
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        "alternative"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "A hearth; where a fire is lighted."
      ],
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          "ref": "a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Osee 13:3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:",
          "text": "Þerfor þei ſchulen be as a morewtid cloude and as þe deew of morewtid, þat paſſiþ forþ as duſt rauyſchide bi whirlewynd fro þe corn floor and as ſmoke of a chymenei",
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        "Something which heats or forges."
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        "rare"
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        "Any ventilation chamber."
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        "(rare, figurative) Any ventilation chamber."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌt͡ʃim(i)ˈnæi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃim(i)næi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-eː/"
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  ],
  "word": "chymeney"
}

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