fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
(noun) an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; “the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it”; “he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it”; “the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fireplace (plural fireplaces)
An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
• hearthstead
Source: Wiktionary
Fire"place`, n.
Definition: The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
