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inglenook

American  
[ing-guhl-nook] / ˈɪŋ gəlˌnʊk /

noun

  1. a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner.


inglenook British  
/ ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk /

noun

  1. a corner by a fireplace; chimney corner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of inglenook

First recorded in 1765–75; ingle + nook

Vocabulary lists containing inglenook

Example Sentences

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They're only hiding in the inglenook just beyond the boating lake.

From The Guardian Jul. 12, 2013

Unlike Lutyens, Mackintosh was not willing to knock up a Tudorbethan inglenook to order.

From The Guardian Jun. 29, 2013

The inglenook was probably put together from remnants and refimshed.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the final day of his stay Mr. Weston arose from the best seat in the inglenook, which had been yielded to him as his right, and strolled toward the door.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames

An enormous wood fire blazed at one end of the hall, and in the inglenook sat a girl of some twenty summers.

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur

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