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hearthstead

hearthstead noun: the area encompassing a hearth; fireplace.

Noun

hearthstead (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

Forms of hearthstead

pluralhearthsteads

Origin of hearthstead

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

Questions about hearthstead

What does hearthstead mean?
Hearthstead means the area encompassing a hearth; fireplace.
What part of speech is hearthstead?
Hearthstead is a noun.
What is the plural of hearthstead?
The plural of hearthstead is hearthsteads.

Words near hearthstead in the dictionary

  1. hearthrugs
  2. hearths
  3. hearthsful
  4. hearthside
  5. hearthsides
  6. hearthstead
  7. hearthsteads
  8. hearthstone
  9. hearthstoned
  10. Hearthstoner
  11. Hearthstoners

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