Fireplace Meaning
/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
Sentence Examples
A chimney carries smoke from a fireplace to the outside.
This is a very nice fireplace.
A welcoming fire was burning in the fireplace.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
On a cold night, we gathered around the warm ____ in the living room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They hung their stockings above the ____ in anticipation of a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve.
Word Origin & History
From fire + place.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"Opposite the old church is a Tudor black-and-white cottage, flanked at one end by the Brocket Arms, a splendid 400-year-old pub with stone-flagged floors, a vast inglenook fireplace and a garden full of oak tables and benches for summer evening meditation."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 45:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
On a cold night, we gathered around the warm ____ in the living room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They hung their stockings above the ____ in anticipation of a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve.