fireplace

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

   the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it

2. 2
   noun

   An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

   Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.

Etymology

From fire + place.