fire screen
a screen placed in front of a fireplace for protection, especially from sparks.
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How to use fire screen in a sentence
Mrs. Nightingale was sitting with her back to the light sheltering her eyes from the blaze with a fire-screen.
Somehow Good | William de MorganWhat is the fire-screen, he would say, but a table with the disk in a vertical position?
There was a table, too, graceful and gay as the chairs, and a fire-screen of fine needlework.
The Incredible Honeymoon | E. Nesbit"Not if you had a fire-screen, Jack," Esme reminded him sweetly.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories | Mary Hallock FooteI'd be your fire-screen, only I think I'm rather hotter than the fire itself.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories | Mary Hallock Foote
British Dictionary definitions for fire screen
a decorative screen placed in the hearth when there is no fire
a screen placed before a fire to protect the face from intense heat
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