inglenook
[ing-guh l-noo k]
noun
a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner.
Origin of inglenook
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Related Words for inglenook
alcove, crevice, den, stove, furnace, chimney, niche, recess, opening, cavity, hideout, quoin, cranny, hole, compartment, retreat, settle, blaze, grate, hobExamples from the Web for inglenook
Historical Examples of inglenook
At one side the dark wainscoting yawned to a cavernous fireplace and inglenook with seats in black leather.
The Valiants of VirginiaHallie Erminie Rives
The old wife sang merrily as she sat in the inglenook stirring the soup, for she had never felt so sad.
Edmund Dulacs Fairy-BookEdmund Dulac
"Noo," said Mr. Traill, when his overcome little guests were seated at a table in the inglenook.
Greyfriars BobbyEleanor Atkinson
An enormous wood fire blazed at one end of the hall, and in the inglenook sat a girl of some twenty summers.
A Cotswold VillageJ. Arthur Gibbs
The latter began to move with uncertain steps after Phyllida, who shrank towards the shelter of the inglenook.
The Passionate ElopementCompton Mackenzie
inglenook
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