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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
