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nounan open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
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nounhome symbolized as a part of the fireplace
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nounan area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
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Examples of hearth
- "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"
- "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
- "driven from hearth and home"
- "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"