fireplace, hearth, open fireplace
(noun) an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; âthe fireplace was so large you could walk inside itâ; âhe laid a fire in the hearth and lit itâ; âthe hearth was black with the charcoal of many firesâ
hearth, fireside
(noun) home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; âdriven from hearth and homeâ; âfighting in defense of their firesidesâ
hearth, fireside
(noun) an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); âthey sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fireâ
Source: WordNetÂź 3.1
hearth (plural hearths)
A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or oven.
An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built.
Synonym: fireplace
The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace.
A brazier, chafing dish, or firebox.
(figurative) Home or family life.
(paganism) A household or group in some forms of the modern pagan faith Heathenry.
âą Hertha
Source: Wiktionary
Hearth, n. Etym: [OE. harthe, herth, herthe, AS. heor; akin to D. haard, heerd, Sw. hĂ€rd, G. herd; cf. Goth. haĂșri a coal, Icel. hyrr embers, and L. cremare to burn.]
1. The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove. There was a fire on the hearth burning before him. Jer. xxxvi. 22. Where fires thou find'st unraked and hearths unswept. There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. Shak.
2. The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.
3. (Metal. & Manuf.)
Definition: The floor of a furnace, on which the material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a melting furnace, into which the melted material settles. Hearth ends (Metal.), fragments of lead ore ejected from the furnace by the blast.
â Hearth money, Hearth penny Etym: [AS. heoredhpening], a tax formerly laid in England on hearths, each hearth (in all houses paying the church and poor rates) being taxed at two shillings; -- called also chimney money, etc. He had been importuned by the common people to relieve them from the . . . burden of the hearth money. Macaulay.
Source: Websterâs Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
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