fireback

[ fahyuhr-bak ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌbæk /

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noun

a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.

the rear of a fireplace.

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Origin of fireback

First recorded in 1870–75; fire + back¹

Words nearby fireback

fire apparatus, fire appliance, fire area, firearm, fire away, fireback, fireball, fireballer, fire balloon, firebase, fire beetle

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How to use fireback in a sentence

He was finally discovered in the nursery saying good-bye to the two cherubs on the fireback.
The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie
The flame fluttered before the high fireback; the St Bernard sighed in his sleep.
The Good Soldier|Ford Madox Ford
One notices with admiration the beautiful brass andirons and fire set, and with interest the floreated cast-iron fireback.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia|Frank Cousins
There are cannon-balls, and a liliputian fireback with a crown on it.
Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture|Arthur Hayden

The tap-room of this inn has a generously-planned fireplace with an ancient fireback and dogs.
Old Country Inns of England|Henry P. Maskell

British Dictionary definitions for fireback

fireback

/ (ˈfaɪəˌbæk) /

noun

Also called: reredos an ornamental iron slab against the back wall of a hearth

any pheasant of the genus Lophura, of SE Asia

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