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单词 fireback
释义

fireback

[ fahyuhr-bak ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌbæk /

noun

a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
the rear of a fireplace.

Origin of fireback

First recorded in 1870–75; fire + back1

Words nearby fireback

fire apparatus, fire appliance, fire area, firearm, fire away, fireback, fireball, fireballer, fire balloon, firebase, fire beetle
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Example sentences from the Web for fireback

  • One fireback illustrated (p. 303) shows an ironmaster with his hammer at his forge.

    Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture|Arthur Hayden

  • He was finally discovered in the nursery saying good-bye to the two cherubs on the fireback.

    The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie

  • Thus, we are not to think the fireback in this dining-room an old belonging of the inn.

    The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2)|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for fireback

fireback
/ (ˈfaɪəˌbæk) /

noun

Also called: reredos an ornamental iron slab against the back wall of a hearth
any pheasant of the genus Lophura, of SE Asia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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