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单词 fire screen
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fire screenn.

Brit. /ˈfʌɪə skriːn/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌskrin/
Forms: see fire n. and screen n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., screen n.1
Etymology: < fire n. + screen n.1
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a. A movable, often decorated, screen used to reduce the intensity of heat felt from a domestic fire, or to conceal the grate when not in use. Also: a small hand-held screen used to reduce the intensity of the heat from a domestic fire felt by the face, a fire fan (fire fan n. (a) at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a).
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > screen > [noun] > fire-screen
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1420 Inventory in Lincoln Chapter Acc. Bk. A. 2. 30 f. 69 1 fire screnne..10 s.
1690 Kings-Arms Tavern Auction 11th November 4 A Fire Screen.
1726 Mrs. Johnson Let. in E. Hamilton Mordaunts (1965) vii. 145 The fire screen I cannot make her have any Notion of till she sees it, but as it is work she supposes she must Learn by it.
1758 S. Johnson Idler 8 July 105 We have twice as many fire-skreens as chimneys.
1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. ix. 227 A couple of her drawings, made up into fire-screens.
1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 44 In our drawing-rooms it is common to have plate-glass fire-screens, which, while they allow the light to pass, defend the face from the heat.
1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 23 Mar. 309/3 One of her slender hands held a fire-screen of Oriental device before a very fair and high-bred face.
1902 M. Bowles Seven Ladies & Offer of Marriage i. 8 The little girl by the fire, screening herself from its heat behind the blue tapestry fire-screen.
1979 I. Webb Compl. Guide Flower & Foliage Arrangem. ix. 128/1 They [sc. plaques holding flower arrangements] can also..be used as fire screens.
2006 Old House Interiors Jan. 83/2 As a period-specific accessory, decorative firescreens are especially important.
b. A wire frame placed in front of a fire to keep back sparks and falling coals; a fireguard.
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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 > fender or fire-guard
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1849 Pennsylvania State Rep. 8 368 There was no fire-screen or spark-catchers on.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 871/1 Fire-screen, a fire-guard or fender.
1918 J. W. Studebaker Our Country's Call to Service xii. 195 If soft coal or such wood must be used, great care should be taken to have a high, tight fire screen.
1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xlviii. 592/1 Keep a firescreen in front of the fire to keep jumping sparks or embers inside.
2. Nautical. A piece of stout fabric used on board ship to protect powder from the risk of getting damp or from accidental ignition. Obsolete.
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1812 R. Simmons Sea-gunner's Vade-mecum v. 200 The fire-screens which are of thick fearnought should be kept dry.
1829 W. N. Glascock Sailors & Saints I. xxv. 207 Drop the mainsail—haul both sheets aft—'twill serve as a fire-screen; whip the powder up, and lower it over the taffel into the boats astern.
1848 Patent Jrnl. 8 Jan. 166/2 A case containing 8 lbs. of powder was hung up within a fire-screen nailed to the deck.
1866 Exper. Naval Ordnance 10 One pound of powder was scattered on the deck on one side of the fire screen, and an 8lb. charge exploded on the other side.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 298 Fire-screens, pieces of fear-nought, a thick woolen felt put round the hatchways in action.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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