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Which room traditionally contains a hearth?

hearth

[hahrth] / hɑrθ /
NOUN
a fireplace
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NOUN
home
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Much of the menu is prepared over a live hearth, and traditional Polish dishes sit alongside inventive creations like duck confit cabbage rolls and pork belly pączki.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Radiocarbon dating places the hearth from the second layer at roughly 3,000 years old.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

From repeatedly whacking steel with a heavy hammer to sitting sweat-drenched by a hearth for hours, the daily grind of blademaking is also not for the faint-hearted.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales” aptly reflects the way that holiday images randomly flare up and recede within the bright hearth of recollection, memories made mutable by the passage of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

“I planned to spend mine in new music,” said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth brush and kettle-holder.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

At the same time, the individual hearths remain clearly distinct, indicating that the visits were separated by substantial periods of time rather than representing a single continuous occupation.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

Hence, the annual reign of small screen hearths.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

Much of the A.I. décor that surfaces on Instagram features the same uncanny images: liquid throw blankets, accidentally surreal wall art, hearths lit with inert flames.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

Pits and hearths were found in the platforms, as well as jars, stones to grind plants and burnt seeds.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024

Without documentation, Hrdlicka was unable afterward to make head or tail of the houses, storage pits, hearths, and burial wells he uncovered.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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