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- Dictionaryinglenook/ˈɪŋɡlnʊk/
noun
- 1. a space on either side of a large fireplace: "an inglenook fireplace"
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INGLENOOK definition: 1. a partly closed space by a large open fireplace built so that you can sit close to the fire 2. a…. Learn more.
An inglenook or chimney corner is a recess that adjoins a fireplace. The word comes from "ingle", an old Scots word for a domestic fire (derived from the Gaelic aingeal ), and "nook". [1] [2] The inglenook originated as a partially enclosed hearth area, appended to a larger room.
: a nook by a large open fireplace. also : a bench or settle occupying this nook. Examples of inglenook in a Sentence.
INGLENOOK meaning: 1. a partly closed space by a large open fireplace built so that you can sit close to the fire 2. a…. Learn more.
Inglenook definition: a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner.. See examples of INGLENOOK used in a sentence.
Inglenook, wooden seat or settle built into the space on either side of the wide fireplaces common in 17th-century English houses and cottages. The word is of Scottish origin, “ingle” meaning a housefire burning on a hearth. This type of built-in furniture fell out of favour upon the introduction.
noun. Chiefly British. a corner by a fireplace; chimney corner. : also ingle nook. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
