ingleside
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ingleside
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Here for the asking was a competence, love, an ingleside of his own.
From The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages by James Branch Cabell
"Silence!" cried the sutor from the opposite ingleside.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby
It's in the light of unlimited conversation that I see the future years, and my honoured chair by the ingleside will require a succession of new cushions.
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by Henry James
"If he is," said Grandma Elsie, giving the old gentleman a pleasant smile, "we will set him in the warmest corner of the ingleside and order refreshments."
From Christmas with Grandma Elsie by Martha Finley
For in the sweet Scotch tongue, "ingleside" means "fireside," or ingle may mean fireplace, or chimney-corner; so you see it gave a home feeling to the place, calling it "Ingleside."
From Maid Sally by Harriet A. Cheever
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