hearth
noun
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
hearthless
-
a word derived from
hearth.
Example Sentences
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The shirt was no good to me wet, so I told a hearthless lad that hung about the courtyard to keep it on his back for me till I returned.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
But enduring not for long to wander homeless and hearthless, he saith, 'I will return to my house whence I came out.'
From Barlaam and Ioasaph by Saint John of Damascus
Considering the way they move us about in those horrid jungle stations, without a decent bungalow to set one’s foot in, I consider I’ve got a hearthless child, rather than a childless hearth.
From Reginald in Russia and other sketches by Saki
Deep ways and dripping boughs, The fog falling drearily; Cowherds calling on their cows, And I crying wearily, Wearily, wearily, out-a-door, Houseless, hearthless, coatless, kindless, Poorest of the wandering poor.
From The Mountainy Singer by Seosamh MacCathmhaoil
Cross and thorn have not sufficed To punish me as you would; But out-a-door in wind and rain, Houseless, hearthless, coatless, kindless, You keep me wandering in pain.
From The Mountainy Singer by Seosamh MacCathmhaoil
