inglenook
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of inglenook
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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
"You speak truly; young sir," answered Mistress Devenish, who had now sat down to her spinning wheel in the inglenook, whilst her daughter still hovered about restlessly, and waited assiduously upon their disabled guest.
From In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young by Everett-Green, Evelyn
An interesting inglenook is a space-saving device that has been introduced.
From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.
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