fireplace

UK/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/US/ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/

nounB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #3,630 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: fireplaces

A fireplace is the open place in a wall where a fire burns in winter. A hearth, a grate, and a chimney going up behind it.

It is the traditional centre of an English room, which is why furniture still points at it in houses that have central heating. The parts have their own names: the mantelpiece above, the hearth in front, the grate holding the coals. Many are now blocked up or hold an electric fire instead. The word is one word, and an open fire means a real one still burning.

Definitions of fireplace

1nounfireplaceThe recess in a wall where a domestic fire is lit.B2
“There were photographs along the fireplace.”

Where it comes from

From fire + place.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Around the House, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 4 of A Man Called Ove.

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fireplace in the wild

The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742.
Franklin stove
The name Fireplace is a reference to the fact that the wood used to make the neck came from a fireplace mantel.
Red Special
Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design.
Fireplace
Organizations like the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington State Department of Ecology warn that, according to various studies, fireplaces can pose health risks.
Fireplace
With its dark stained paneling and pilasters flanking the fireplace, the study suggests an English library.
Embassy of Romania, Washington, D.C.

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