Definitions for: Fireplace

[n] 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"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"

Webster (1913) Definition: Fire"place`, n.
The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; --
usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be
built.

Synonyms: hearth, open fireplace

See Also: chimney, chimneypiece, fire, fire iron, fireside, hearthstone, mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, niche, recess, water back

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