firescreen
noun[C]
uk/ˈfaɪə.skriːn/us/ˈfaɪr.skriːn/aflatdecoratedpieceoffurnitureused infrontof afireplacetoprotectpeoplefrom theheatof afireor as adecoration,especiallyin the past:
Theyfoundanembroideredfirescreen in amahoganyframe.
USforfireguard
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- There was ahugebrassfirescreen infrontof thefire.
- an early nineteeth-century firescreen
- Hedrewthebrassfirescreenacrosstostopthesparksfromflyingout at them.
Parts of buildings: the fireplace & parts of the fireplace
- andiron
- chimney breast
- coal scuttle
- damper
- fender
- fire dog
- firebrick
- fireguard
- fireplace
- fireside
- flue
- grate
- hearth
- inglenook
- mantelpiece
- open fire
- open fireplace
- poker
- scuttle