fire hearthn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪə hɑːθ/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌhɑrθ/

Forms: see fire n. and hearth n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., hearth n.¹

Etymology: < fire n. + hearth n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch vuurhert (Dutch vuurhaard), Middle Low German vǖrhērt, German Feuerherd (1539).

1. A brick or stone area on which a fire is made; a hearth. Also in figurative contexts.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > hearthstone

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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 161 Fyyr herthe, focarium.

1579 T. Lupton Thousand Notable Things vii. 170 Sweepe the fyre harth cleane, and make a fyre.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 45 The Testicles are..the Feu-place or Fire-hearth, where the Lares or houshold-Gods of the body, do solace and disport themselues.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 43 Bricks are frequently used in Paving of..Sinks, and Fire-hearths.

1773 R. Price Observ. Reversionary Payments (ed. 3) 374 There was a tax of two shillings on every fire-hearth.

1845 W. Bernan Hist. & Art warming & ventilating Rooms & Buildings I. iv. 85 In the great guard room of Connisborough Castle, erected in or near the Anglo-Saxon period, is a large fire-hearth, that strikes the eye at first sight.

1982 Z. Edgell Beka Lamb ix. 52 Beside her, at the firehearth, Granny Ivy turned johnny cakes expertly with her fingers.

2008 S. Kimber Loyalists & Layabouts (2009) iv. 136 A lot owner would choose some large stones..to serve as a fire hearth and construct their new home around it.

2. A cooking range or stove on a ship. Now historical.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > stove, fireplace, or fire

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1676 London Gaz. No. 1127/4 The..Invention of Iron Fire-Hearths for Ships.

1729 London Evening-post 21 Jan. One took an Iron Bar out of the Fire Hearth, with which he killed the Captain.

1781 Order 24 May in Mariner's Mirror (1924) 10 202 To enter into a contract with Mr Brodie for fire-hearths of a new construction.

1835 W. Scoresby Memorials of Sea 163 She [sc. a ship] washed up to low-water mark before she parted—the fire hearth and some other weighty stores being found about that line.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 118 Fire-hearth, the fire-place and conveniences in the galley for cooking the provisions for the people.

1876 Naut. Mag. Aug. 723 Blake's fire-hearth cooking galley for ships.

1987 B. Lavery Arming & Fitting Eng. Ships of War xxxvi. 197/1 This was the most basic type of firehearth, and was suitable only for boiling.

2005 K. H. Marquardt 44-gun Frigate USS Constitution 27/1 A radical break with the traditional brick fire hearth came in the 1750s, when the new and lighter iron fire hearth was introduced.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fire hearth
释义	fire hearthn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪə hɑːθ/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌhɑrθ/ Forms: see fire n. and hearth n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., hearth n.¹ Etymology: < fire n. + hearth n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch vuurhert (Dutch vuurhaard), Middle Low German vǖrhērt, German Feuerherd (1539). 1. A brick or stone area on which a fire is made; a hearth. Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > hearthstone hearthstonea1325 fire hearth1440 firestone1613 hearth-pace1621 foot pace1652 slab1876 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 161 Fyyr herthe, focarium. 1579 T. Lupton Thousand Notable Things vii. 170 Sweepe the fyre harth cleane, and make a fyre. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 45 The Testicles are..the Feu-place or Fire-hearth, where the Lares or houshold-Gods of the body, do solace and disport themselues. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 43 Bricks are frequently used in Paving of..Sinks, and Fire-hearths. 1773 R. Price Observ. Reversionary Payments (ed. 3) 374 There was a tax of two shillings on every fire-hearth. 1845 W. Bernan Hist. & Art warming & ventilating Rooms & Buildings I. iv. 85 In the great guard room of Connisborough Castle, erected in or near the Anglo-Saxon period, is a large fire-hearth, that strikes the eye at first sight. 1982 Z. Edgell Beka Lamb ix. 52 Beside her, at the firehearth, Granny Ivy turned johnny cakes expertly with her fingers. 2008 S. Kimber Loyalists & Layabouts (2009) iv. 136 A lot owner would choose some large stones..to serve as a fire hearth and construct their new home around it. 2. A cooking range or stove on a ship. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > stove, fireplace, or fire fire hearth1676 fagong1772 galley-fire1836 galley1853 ship-hearth1858 1676 London Gaz. No. 1127/4 The..Invention of Iron Fire-Hearths for Ships. 1729 London Evening-post 21 Jan. One took an Iron Bar out of the Fire Hearth, with which he killed the Captain. 1781 Order 24 May in Mariner's Mirror (1924) 10 202 To enter into a contract with Mr Brodie for fire-hearths of a new construction. 1835 W. Scoresby Memorials of Sea 163 She [sc. a ship] washed up to low-water mark before she parted—the fire hearth and some other weighty stores being found about that line. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 118 Fire-hearth, the fire-place and conveniences in the galley for cooking the provisions for the people. 1876 Naut. Mag. Aug. 723 Blake's fire-hearth cooking galley for ships. 1987 B. Lavery Arming & Fitting Eng. Ships of War xxxvi. 197/1 This was the most basic type of firehearth, and was suitable only for boiling. 2005 K. H. Marquardt 44-gun Frigate USS Constitution 27/1 A radical break with the traditional brick fire hearth came in the 1750s, when the new and lighter iron fire hearth was introduced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1440
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