fireplace
noun
fire·place
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌplās 
1
: a framed opening made in a chimney to hold an open fire : hearth
also
: a metal container with a smoke pipe used for the same purpose
2
: an outdoor structure of brick, stone, or metal for an open fire
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Also on this floor, the primary is decked out with another inglenook fireplace, a dressing area, and a huge bathroom with a marble walk-in shower, while two additional bedrooms and baths, plus a third room that could be configured as an office or bedroom, are tucked up on the third floor.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
From gutter cleaning and preparing your fireplace for winter, to what to do if your basement floods.
Contact us: Looking to buy your first home?
—Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Across the lobby lounge, Le Club Bacan gives the air of a private member’s club with sofa seating, a candlelit fireplace, and cocktail tables tucked in corner nooks.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Sip wine by the fireplace, read on the private back porch or enjoy the wildlife visiting the lake from the front porch.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2024
Both the kitchen and dining area flows directly into the living room with a gas fireplace and more incredible views.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Portable fireplaces, lounge chairs, sturdy folding tables, and more start at $19.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
Other highlights include an elegant double-height entry foyer resting beneath a skylight and displaying a sweeping bridal staircase, plus a living room sporting parquet floors, a fireplace, music nook and wall of French doors spilling out to a terrace.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
In December of 1924, a Tennessee state representative—a tobacco and corn farmer named John Washington Butler—sat down before the fireplace in his Macon County home and wrote a 197-word bill that changed history.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
From gutter cleaning and preparing your fireplace for winter, to what to do if your basement floods.
Contact us: Looking to buy your first home?
—Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Across the lobby lounge, Le Club Bacan gives the air of a private member’s club with sofa seating, a candlelit fireplace, and cocktail tables tucked in corner nooks.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Sip wine by the fireplace, read on the private back porch or enjoy the wildlife visiting the lake from the front porch.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2024
Both the kitchen and dining area flows directly into the living room with a gas fireplace and more incredible views.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Portable fireplaces, lounge chairs, sturdy folding tables, and more start at $19.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
Other highlights include an elegant double-height entry foyer resting beneath a skylight and displaying a sweeping bridal staircase, plus a living room sporting parquet floors, a fireplace, music nook and wall of French doors spilling out to a terrace.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
In December of 1924, a Tennessee state representative—a tobacco and corn farmer named John Washington Butler—sat down before the fireplace in his Macon County home and wrote a 197-word bill that changed history.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Fireplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireplace. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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fireplace
noun
fire·place
-ˌplās
1
: a framed opening in a chimney to hold an open fire
2
: an outdoor structure of brick, stone, or metal for an open fire
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