fire screen

American  

noun

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

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fire screen British  

noun

1. a decorative screen placed in the hearth when there is no fire

2. a screen placed before a fire to protect the face from intense heat

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Etymology

Origin of fire screen

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

“We see a lot of fire screens that are too small or too big, and it looks kind of like the fireplaces are wearing the wrong size clothes,” Parris-Lamb said.

From Seattle Times

In fact, I invented an official “Plaza Suite” wastebasket with its own logo, and I invented a fire screen with a “Plaza Suite” embossed logo.

From New York Times

Father bathes in the private office and Mother in the kitchen behind a fire screen, while Margot and I have declared the front office to be our bathing grounds.

From Literature

An ornate wrought-iron fire screen and a corncob chandelier that easily qualifies as proto-Pop, date from the 1920s, when he worked as an interior designer in Cedar Rapids.

From New York Times

It’s 24 inches in diameter. A patterned fire screen surrounds a 14-inch fire box containing a 75,000 BTU stainless steel star burner.

From Los Angeles Times