A trivet; perhaps used also in the other senses of brander, n.2, brandiron, n.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > andiron or fire-dog (10) brandisec1000 A trivet; perhaps used also in the other senses of brander, n.2, brandiron, n. andirona1300 A utensil, consisting of an iron bar sustained horizontally at one end by an upright pillar or support usually ornamented or artistically shaped, at… brandiron1381 A kitchen utensil, commonly a gridiron, but the name is transferred to other articles, as andirons, a stand for a kettle, a trivet. See the… brandreth1400 A gridiron; a tripod or trivet of iron. (Originally a grate supported on three legs on the hearth: hence the apparent variety of definitions.) Obs… landiron1459 An andiron, fire-dog. dog iron1534 †(a) Scottish (usually in plural, in pair of dog irons) an iron brace or leash for a dog; cf. dog couple n. (obsolete); (b) a firedog (see sense 8). creeper1556 A small iron ‘dog’, of which a pair were placed on a hearth between the andirons. Obsolete. dog1587 A metal rest or support placed in or near a fireplace:(a) Usually in plural. One of a pair of iron or brass devices placed one on each side of a… glim-fenders1699 andirons; also punningly, handcuffs. fire dog1751 either of a pair of (typically ornamental) metal stands used for supporting burning wood in a fireplace; = andiron, n. (cf. dog, n.1 8). |
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