hearth meaning

Noun: hearth  haa(r)th

1. An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
   "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
   - fireplace, open fireplace 
2. Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
   "driven from hearth and home"
   - fireside 
3. An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
   "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
   - fireside

Derived forms: hearths

Type of: abode, area, country, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, niche, recess

Part of: chimney

Encyclopedia: Hearth

[Architecture]
1.

The floor of a fireplace (usually brick, tile, or stone) together with an adjacent area of fireproof material.

2.

An area permanently floored with fireproof material beneath and surrounding a stove.

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1. lipton gathered his energies, and left the hearth.
2. she came and sat in a chair before the hearth.
3. a large cat was lying on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear.
4. he stammered, and turning his back on her walked toward the hearth.
5. he had not come out to the south seas seeking hearth and saddle of his own.