hearthstone

[ hahrth-stohn ]

/ ˈhɑrθˌstoʊn /

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noun

a stone forming a hearth.

home; fireside; hearth.

a soft stone, or a preparation of powdered stone and clay, used to whiten or scour hearths, steps, floors, etc.

Origin of hearthstone

First recorded in 1275–1325, hearthstone is from the Middle English word hertston.See hearth, stone

Words nearby hearthstone

heartfelt, heart-free, hearth, heart-healthy, hearthside, hearthstone, heartily, heart in it, have one's, heart in one's mouth, have one's, heart in the right place, have one's, heart is set on

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Example sentences from the Web for hearthstone

In early times men, only, were deemed capable of handling fire, whether at the altar or the hearthstone.
Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897|Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The platform, it will be understood, served as our hearthstone, and kept the burning embers off the snow.
Dick Onslow|W.H.G. Kingston
It does not seem as though there ever could come a sorrow to threaten a hearthstone so shut in, so well tended as this one!
A Pilgrim Maid|Marion Ames Taggart
In these letters I do not intend to mistake a pedlar for a mountaineer, nor a hearthstone for a granite peak.
The Glory of English Prose|Stephen Coleridge

The fire as it revived had thrown a glow upon the hearthstone, which was of cast-iron, and presented a large armorial escutcheon.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hearthstone

hearthstone

/ (ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn) /

noun

a stone that forms a hearth

a less common word for hearth (def. 1)

soft stone used to clean and whiten floors, steps, etc

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单词	hearthstone
释义	hearthstone [ hahrth-stohn ] / ˈhɑrθˌstoʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hearthstone ON THESAURUS.COM noun a stone forming a hearth. home; fireside; hearth. a soft stone, or a preparation of powdered stone and clay, used to whiten or scour hearths, steps, floors, etc. Origin of hearthstone First recorded in 1275–1325, hearthstone is from the Middle English word hertston.See hearth, stone Words nearby hearthstone heartfelt, heart-free, hearth, heart-healthy, hearthside, hearthstone, heartily, heart in it, have one's, heart in one's mouth, have one's, heart in the right place, have one's, heart is set on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hearthstone In early times men, only, were deemed capable of handling fire, whether at the altar or the hearthstone. Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897\|Elizabeth Cady Stanton The platform, it will be understood, served as our hearthstone, and kept the burning embers off the snow. Dick Onslow\|W.H.G. Kingston It does not seem as though there ever could come a sorrow to threaten a hearthstone so shut in, so well tended as this one! A Pilgrim Maid\|Marion Ames Taggart In these letters I do not intend to mistake a pedlar for a mountaineer, nor a hearthstone for a granite peak. The Glory of English Prose\|Stephen Coleridge The fire as it revived had thrown a glow upon the hearthstone, which was of cast-iron, and presented a large armorial escutcheon. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hearthstone hearthstone / (ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn) / noun a stone that forms a hearth a less common word for hearth (def. 1) soft stone used to clean and whiten floors, steps, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hearthstone fireplace, grate, fireside
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hearthstone

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Origin of hearthstone

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British Dictionary definitions for hearthstone

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