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hearth

hearth \'ha:rth\ n [ME herth, fr. OE heorth; akin to OHG herd hearth, Skt 
   ku|B-daya-ti he singes 1a: a brick, stone, or cement area in front of a 
   fireplace  1b: the floor of a fireplace  1c1: the lowest section of a blast 
   furnace  1c2: the bottom of a refinery, reverberatory, or open-hearth 
   furnace on whi ch the ore or metal is exposed to the flame 1c3: the inside 
   bottom of a cupola  2: HOME, FIRESIDE