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Fireplace alcove
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inglenook
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n. 1 (context chiefly historical architecture English) A corner or nook beside an open fireplace. 2 (context chiefly historical architecture English) A bench or seat placed in a fireplace inglenook.
Wikipedia
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An inglenook ( Modern Scots ingleneuk ), or chimney corner , is a small recess that adjoins a fireplace . Inglenook may also refer to: Inglenook, California , community in Mendocino County Inglenook (Winery) , vineyards and winery Rutherford, California ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN fireplace ▪ There is a comfortable sitting room, with beams and an inglenook fireplace with bricks worn down by centuries of knife sharpening. ▪ The interior has beams, panelled walls, and inglenook fireplaces . ▪ The ...
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n. a corner by a fireplace [syn: chimney corner ]
Usage examples of inglenook.
Stone flagged floors, good rugs, heavy supporting beams, inglenook fireplace, exposed old bricks, and masses of sagging sofas and chairs in faded chintzy covers.
Yet wights still roamed, haunting inglenooks and millponds, lurking beneath hearthstones, inhabiting wells.