Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of hearth.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hearths.

Examples

  • They recall the hearths whose early fires gleamed upon the visage of the bold cavalier, while the deep, unconquerable faith of religion, and the impassioned instincts of the Anglo-Saxon devotion to liberty, were breathed by household groups, in customary household terms.

    Rob of the bowl : a legend of St. Inigoe's, 1872

  • I would have you feel, what careless, what constant, what infectious sin there is in all modes of thought, whereby, in calling your churches only 'holy,' you call your hearths and homes profane; and have separated yourselves from the heathen by casting all your household gods to the ground, instead of recognising, in the place of their many and feeble

    The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing John Ruskin 1859

  • I would have you feel, what careless, what constant, what infectious sin there is in all modes of thought, whereby, in calling your churches only "holy," you call your hearths and homes "profane"; and have separated yourselves from the heathen by casting all your household gods to the ground, instead of recognizing, in the place of their many and feeble

    Selections From the Works of John Ruskin John Ruskin 1859

  • "Ninety-five percent of the archaeological record that we usually base our interpretations on is comprised of chip stone artifacts, ground stone artifacts, maybe old hearths, which is a fire pit, or rock rings that would have been used to stabilize a house," Lee said.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "Ninety-five percent of the archaeological record that we usually base our interpretations on is comprised of chip stone artifacts, ground stone artifacts, maybe old hearths, which is a fire pit, or rock rings that would have been used to stabilize a house," Lee said.

    Spero News 2010

  • When playing "hearths" extended to mimicking the copulating activities of their elders, the adults smiled indulgently.

    The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985

  • They were playing "hearths," making believe they were sharing a hearth the way grown-up women and men did.

    The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985

  • But a reasonable list of the "hearths" of agriculture might go something like this: Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus valley, inland Southeast Asia, the

    UUpdates - All updates 2010

  • [Scroll of Recall II], which gives you three extra 'hearths' per hour.

    WoW.com 2008

  • The rooms are named for design greats Eileen Gray, George Nelson and Ray and Charles Eames, and though the décor can at times head toward the '80s, the oversized bathrooms, gas hearths and flat-screens make up for it.

    Potpourri-Free B&Bs Steve Garbarino 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.