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Meaning of 'hearth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hearth [ n.]
- The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove.
- The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.
- The floor of a furnace, on which the material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a melting furnace, into which the melted material settles.

Meaning of 'hearth' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hearth [ n]
Meaning (1):
- home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
Example in sentence:
  • driven from hearth and home;
  • fighting in defense of their firesides
Meaning (2):
- an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
Example in sentence:
  • he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it;
  • the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it;
  • the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
Meaning (3):
- an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
Example in sentence:
  • they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire

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