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单词 firedog
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Definition of firedog in English:

firedog

nounˈfʌɪədɒɡˈfaɪ(ə)rˌdɑɡ
  • One of a pair of decorative metal supports for wood burning in a fireplace.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Take the pair of silvered bronze firedogs made in the style of the late seventeenth century that ornamented the fireplace of the Grand Salon.
    • Many of the cast-iron firedogs are reproduced from the original 16th to 18th Century patterns.
    • The most spectacular of these is the Capel Garmon firedog from North Wales, with its magnificent horns and elaborate and fanciful manes.
    • He also designed eminently practical and sleek kettles, firedogs, fenders, and fire screens.
    • Firedogs were made to occupy the tall and wide fireplaces in the principal rooms of Venetian palazzi.
 
 

Definition of firedog in US English:

firedog

nounˈfī(ə)rˌdäɡˈfaɪ(ə)rˌdɑɡ
  • another term for andiron
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Firedogs were made to occupy the tall and wide fireplaces in the principal rooms of Venetian palazzi.
    • He also designed eminently practical and sleek kettles, firedogs, fenders, and fire screens.
    • The most spectacular of these is the Capel Garmon firedog from North Wales, with its magnificent horns and elaborate and fanciful manes.
    • Many of the cast-iron firedogs are reproduced from the original 16th to 18th Century patterns.
    • Take the pair of silvered bronze firedogs made in the style of the late seventeenth century that ornamented the fireplace of the Grand Salon.
 
 
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