Chĭm'ney, n.
n.; pl. CHĬM'NEYS. [Fr. cheminée, Sp. chimenea, L. Lat. caminata, It. cammino, Ger. Kamin, from Lat. caminus, furnace, fire-place, Gr. κάμινος, furnace, oven.]
Sense 1. The place where the fire is made in a house; the fire-place or hearth. [Obs.] Raleigh.
Sense 2. The vent or passage through which the smoke is carried up to the open air.
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. Milton.
Sense 3. A tube, usually of glass, placed above a flame to create a draught and promote combustion; as, the chimney of a lamp.