hearthside
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hearthside (plural hearthsides)
- The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.
- Tuesday January 11, 2000,The Guardian, Judi James,
- Working women are stressing out their male partners by discussing business problems around the family hearthside.
- Tuesday January 11, 2000,The Guardian, Judi James,
Adjective
[edit]hearthside (not comparable)
- Used to identify something as normally being in the area of the fireplace.
- A hearthside rug.
- Pertaining to an activity normal to the household, usually associated with the living-room, whether or not it has a real fireplace.
- Every Wednesday we have a hearthside meeting of the family.
- This is a good hearthside book.