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hearthside en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
English hearth
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English -side
English hearthside
From hearth + -side.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Used to identify something as normally being in the area of the fireplace.
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(not-comparable) 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.
Synonyms
fireside
hearthside en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
English hearth
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English -side
English hearthside
From hearth + -side.
Meanings
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The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.
“How much death must an old king have seen on the field of war, in the play of swords, without its grinning jaw coming over his own hearthside.”
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 43:Working women are stressing out their male partners by discussing business problems around the family hearthside.
2000 January 11, Judi James, “How was your day, dear?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 May 2014:
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