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Fireplace

//ˈfaɪəpleɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

    "Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind."

  2. 2
    an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built wordnet

Etymology

From fire + place.

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