hearthstead

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noun

The area encompassing a hearth; fireplace.

OriginMiddle English herthstede →
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Meanings

nounhearthstead (plural hearthsteads)

plural hearthsteads

  1. The area encompassing a hearth; fireplace.

    The hearthstead was dark, only a faint glimmer of light shining through the open main doors.

    2006, Ree Soesbee, The Crystal Chalice, page 44

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fireplace

Origin

  1. Middle Englishherthstede
  2. Englishhearthstead

From Middle English herthstede. By surface analysis, hearth + stead (“place”). First attested before 1500.

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APA

hearthstead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearthstead

MLA

“hearthstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearthstead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hearthstead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearthstead.

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