hearth
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noun
1.
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
2.
home; fireside: the joys of family and hearth.
3.
Metallurgy.
a.
the lower part of a blast furnace, cupola, etc., in which the molten metal collects and from which it is tapped out. See diag. under blast furnace.
b.
the part of an open hearth, reverberatory furnace, etc., upon which the charge is placed and melted down or refined.
4.
a brazier or chafing dish for burning charcoal.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English herth(e), Old English he(o)rth; cognate with German Herd, Dutch haard
before 900; Middle English herth(e), Old English he(o)rth; cognate with German Herd, Dutch haard
Related forms
hearth·less, adjective
mul·ti·hearth, noun
Synonyms
2. household, abode, house.
2. household, abode, house.
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World English Dictionary
hearth (hɑːθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the floor of a fireplace, esp one that extends outwards into the room |
| b. (as modifier): hearth rug | |
| 2. | this part of a fireplace as a symbol of the home, etc |
| 3. | the bottom part of a metallurgical furnace in which the molten metal is produced or contained |
| [Old English heorth; related to Old High German herd hearth, Latin carbō charcoal] | |
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Word Origin & History
hearth
O.E. heorð, from W.Gmc. *kherthaz "burning place" (cf. O.Fris. herth, M.Du. hert, Ger. Herd "floor, ground, fireplace"), from PIE *ker- "to singe, burn, glow" (see carbon).
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Hearth definition
Heb. ah (Jer. 36:22, 23; R.V., "brazier"), meaning a large pot like a brazier, a portable furnace in which fire was kept in the king's winter apartment. Heb. kiyor (Zech. 12:6; R.V., "pan"), a fire-pan. Heb. moqed (Ps. 102:3; R.V., "fire-brand"), properly a fagot. Heb. yaqud (Isa. 30:14), a burning mass on a hearth.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Restaurant chefs looking for the next wave of culinary inspiration embraced the food of the home and hearth.
We aren't also speaking about hearth or other rental destruction.
And at night she laid him on the hearth, amongst the embers, with the fire all around him.
The hearth zone temperatures are maintained sufficiently high to cause melting of the ash.
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