open-hearth

[ oh-puhn-hahrth ]

adjective
  1. noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.

Origin of open-hearth

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use open-hearth in a sentence

  • He gazed thoughtfully into the fire of pine logs which was burning upon the open hearth.

    Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • On the wide, open hearth logs of wood burnt and crackled cheerfully, throwing out showers of sparks when they were touched.

    Ponce de Leon | William Pilling
  • It wasn't a tangible substance, but something ethereal, like the flicker of flame over an open hearth.

    The Whispering Spheres | Russell Robert Winterbotham
  • The lamps were not lit; only the fire in the open hearth cast its dancing gleams and shadows on the walls.

    The Twilight of the Souls | Louis Couperus
  • All these parts are made of the finest quality of open-hearth steel.