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| fireplace |
an indoor recess in a chimney, in which fires can be made; hearth. [1/2 definitions] |
| forge1 |
a furnace or hearth where metal is heated to be worked or shaped. [1/7 definitions] |
| Franklin stove |
a cast-iron stove that is enclosed at the top, bottom, and sides but that can be opened in front to resemble a hearth. |
| hearthstone |
stone that serves as or forms a hearth. [1/2 definitions] |
| Vesta |
in Roman mythology, the goddess of the hearth; Hestia. |
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