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inglenook

Syllables: in·gle·nook/ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk//ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/

inglenook noun: a nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.

Noun

inglenook (plural inglenooks)

  1. (historical) A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
    • I ſat me in the ingle nook, / And joked wi my luver, / But a' the jokes that I cou'd crack, / The deel a ane could muve her.1797 May, E. S. J., “A Song”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym; Edward Cave], editor, The Gentleman’s Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, volume LXVII, part I, number V, London: […] John Nichols, […]...
    • The ingle-nook ſupplies the ſimmer-fields, / An' aft as mony gleefu' maments yields.1799, Robert Fergusson, “An Eclogue. […]”, in The Poetical Works of R. Fergusson, Paisley, Renfrewshire: R. Smith, […], →OCLC, page 80

inglenook meaning in Tamil

inglenook in Tamil

கணப்படி சந்து

Examples of inglenook in a sentence

  • In its purest form, the inglenook is distinctly set off, a sort of room within a room. [...] The twin benches of many inglenooks face each other at right angles to the hearth.2000, Judith Knuth, edited by Paula Marshall, Fireplace Decorating & Planning Ideas, Des Moines, Iowa: Better Homes and Gardens Books...
  • He [a dog] wants the warmth of our home, to curl up in our inglenook and lap from his water bowl.2014, Eric Freeze, “Dead Weight”, in Hemingway on a Bike, Lincoln, Neb.; London: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 80:

Forms of inglenook

pluralinglenooks
alternative formingle nook
alternative formingle-nook

Origin of inglenook

From ingle (“open fireplace”) + nook.

Questions about inglenook

What does inglenook mean?
Inglenook means a nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
What is inglenook in Tamil?
Inglenook in Tamil is கணப்படி சந்து. See Inglenook meaning in Tamil.
How do you use inglenook in a sentence?
In its purest form, the inglenook is distinctly set off, a sort of room within a room. [...] The twin benches of many inglenooks face each other at right angles to the hearth.
What part of speech is inglenook?
Inglenook is a noun.
How do you pronounce inglenook?
Inglenook is pronounced /ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk/ (UK).
What is the plural of inglenook?
The plural of inglenook is inglenooks.

Words near inglenook in the dictionary

  1. Ingledew
  2. Inglefield
  3. Inglefield clip
  4. Inglefield clips
  5. Inglefields
  6. inglenook
  7. inglenooks
  8. ingles
  9. Inglese
  10. Ingleses
  11. ingleside

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inglenook (page history and authors); inglenook (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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