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   hearth

   /hɑːθ/

   noun

   • 1. the floor of a fireplace: "a cheerful fire burning in the hearth"
   • ▪ the area in front of a fireplace: "they were sitting around the hearth"
   • ▪ used as a symbol of one's home: "he left hearth and home to train in Denmark"
   • 2. the base or lower part of a furnace, where molten metal collects.

   Word Origin Old Englishheorth, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch haard and German Herd.

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