hearth
noun/hɑːθ/
/hɑːrθ/
- the floor at the bottom of a fireplace (= the space for a fire in the wall of a room); the area in front of this
- A log fire roared in the open hearth.
- The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth.
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- (literary) home and family life
- a longing for hearth and home
Word OriginOld English heorth, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch haard and German Herd.
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