Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fireside"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fireside \Fire"side`\, n.
A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or
retirement.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fireside
n 1: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out
into a room) [syn: {hearth}]
2: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace (synecdoche);
"driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of
their firesides" [syn: {hearth}]
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