单词 | fireplace |
释义 | fireplacen. A place for a fire; spec. an open-fronted structure at the base of a chimney which houses a domestic fire. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > boiler > [noun] > parts of > compartments fireplace1611 firebox1735 fire chamber1808 water space1824 water pocket1863 steam-space1867 steam-room1875 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 > a place for a fire firepita1500 fireplace1611 firing-place1662 chulha1813 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 hearthOE chimneya1330 easter1459 hearthsteada1500 smoke1605 fireplace1611 hearthing1612 focus1638 fire nook1683 firebox1825 1611 R. Peake tr. S. Serlio 4th Bk. Archit. f. 27v You may set Acroteries or Pilasters vpon them, which will passe well in the making of their fire places, or chimneyes for auoyding of smoke [Du. roochgaten]. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ viii. 133 In the midst of this Room on the Floor, must the fire-place be made..it is usually called a Horse, and is commonly made in Malt-kilns. 1702 T. Savery Miner's Friend 34 An Engine of a three Inch-bore..requires a Fire-place of not above twenty Inches deep. 1710 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella (1948) I. 83 I have no fireplace in my bed-chamber. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 28 They sat round the great fire-place. 1844 tr. M. T. Asmar Mem. Babylonian Princess II. 117 A temporary fire-place constructed with loose stone. 1884 Harper's Mag. Apr. 762/2 As fuel becomes costly the open fireplace must be dispensed with. 1902 J. Conrad Typhoon xxiii. 185 She reclined in a plush-bottomed and gilt hammock-chair, near a tiled fireplace. 1923 National Geographic Mag. Jan. 20/1 It is the grandmother who fans the blaze in the fireplace to cook the family's supper. 1977 M. Russell Mr T xviii. 145 A fireplace..in which smokeless fuel glowed. 2013 A. McKinty I hear Sirens in Street 51 We finished our tea and stared at the peat logs crackling in the fireplace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611 |
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