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fireplace
noun
An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
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ˈfaɪɹpleɪs
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noun
An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
“The fireplace was so large you could walk inside it”
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The fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
He laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
The hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
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