| 单词 | well grate |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell grate well grate n. a grate for a hearth, constructed with an air chamber below it to aid combustion. ΘΚΠ 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 > grate grate1605 fire grate1620 purgatory1707 stove-grate1730 stovea1756 ash-grate1833 basket-grate1889 well-fire1895 well grate1898 hob-grate1915 combination grate1940 1898 Studio 13 245/1 The chimney-piece in the hall would be entirely of red bricks with wide mortar joints, and the fire would burn on the hearth, an object attainable by using the ‘Well grate.’ 1910 Encycl. Brit. XII. 378/2 In the closing years of the 19th century a ‘well-grate’ was invented, in which the fire burns upon the hearth, combustion being aided by an air-chamber below. 1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 90 Fires..are more often well-grates (i.e. low) than basket-grates (with hobs for the kettle). 1991 J. Smiley Thousand Acres viii. 47 We were severely punished for wandering off, for crossing the road, for climbing onto the well grate. < as lemmas |
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