fire screen

noun

a screen placed in front of a fireplace for protection, especially from sparks.

Origin of fire screen

First recorded in 1750–60

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Examples from the Web for fire screen

Historical Examples of fire screen

The Duchesse dropped her fire-screen, her clever-eyes were whimsical and sparkling.
Man and Maid
Elinor Glyn
Would you hand me down that fire-screen off the chimney-piece?
Somehow Good
William de Morgan
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 Foote
I'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

fire screen

noun

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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