home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
traditionally refers to the floor of a fireplace on which a blaze is built Today it is used to refer to all the devices and equipment used in connection with the fireplace and stove industry
A feature containing ash, charcoal, burned rock, or other evidence of fire kindled by people (Moratto 1984: 590)
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
1 The masonry floor of a fireplace together with an adjacent area of incombustible material that may be a continuation of the flooring in the embrasure or some more decorate surfacing, as tile or marble See fireplace 2 An area permanently floored with incombustible material beneath and surrounding a stove
traditionally refers to the floor of a fireplace on which a blaze is built Today it is also used to refer to all the devices and equipment used in connection with the fireplace and the stove industry
the bottom lining of the crucible and casting arch of a blast furnace Usually the hearth was made of a slab of quartzite