The corner or side of an open fireplace or hearth, i.e. of the large projecting or retreating fireplace of olden times; ‘the fireside; the seat on…
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > at side of fireplace (4) chimney-corner1580 The corner or side of an open fireplace or hearth, i.e. of the large projecting or retreating fireplace of olden times; ‘the fireside; the seat on… chimney-nooka1637 chimley-nuik (Scottish) = chimney-corner, n. chimney-side1732 one of the two vertical sides of a fireplace; chimney corner, fire-side (obsolete or archaic). sconce1781 dialect. (See quots.) |
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