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fire⋅place

[fahyuhr-pleys]
–noun
1. the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
2. any open structure, usually of masonry, for keeping a fire, as at a campsite.

Origin:
1645–55; fire + place
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fire·place   (fīr'plās')   
n.  
  1. An open recess for holding a fire at the base of a chimney; a hearth.

  2. A structure, usually of stone or brick, for holding an outdoor fire.

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