hearth

Word family nounhearthhearthstone

Related topics: House

hearth /hɑːθ $ hɑːrθ/ noun [countableC]

1. DHHthe area of floor around a fireplace in a house 壁炉周围的地面

2. hearth and home literaryHOME your home and family 家庭，家和家人

Examples from the Corpus

hearth and home• Though there were undercurrents here, I was absorbed by the sense of family, the polished details of hearth and home.• the joys of hearth and home

Examples from the Corpus

hearth• Then they all gathered before a small fire on the kitchen hearth.• She sat down in a chair by the hearth.• She was as tall as Nigel, and now folded herself gracefully into a low chair by the hearth.• There was a fire in the hearth and sandwiches on the sideboard.• To be a Vestal Virgin meant both to be a guardian of the hearth and to be absolutely pure.

Origin hearth

Old English heorth

词汇	hearth
释义	hearth Word family nounhearthhearthstone Related topics: House hearth /hɑːθ $ hɑːrθ/ noun [countableC] 1. DHHthe area of floor around a fireplace in a house 壁炉周围的地面 2. hearth and home literaryHOME your home and family 家庭，家和家人 Examples from the Corpus hearth and home• Though there were undercurrents here, I was absorbed by the sense of family, the polished details of hearth and home.• the joys of hearth and home Examples from the Corpus hearth• Then they all gathered before a small fire on the kitchen hearth.• She sat down in a chair by the hearth.• She was as tall as Nigel, and now folded herself gracefully into a low chair by the hearth.• There was a fire in the hearth and sandwiches on the sideboard.• To be a Vestal Virgin meant both to be a guardian of the hearth and to be absolutely pure. Origin hearth Old English heorth
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