fender
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈfɛndər/
:
protector de chimenea
- "She felt him settle back in his fleece-padded chair and wriggled her fire-warmed toes against the fender in anticipation.
Examples
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He pictures himself sitting in an armchair, with his feet propped up on the fender, staring profoundly into a crackling fire.
Fiction book (1990) -
Vintage fenders.
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It's only a Fender.
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When she opens the door, she's greeted with a Fender Stratocaster guitar reclining in the front seat.
Fiction book (1999) -
On other nights, she has scraped the fender against the mower so that little shreds of the "Goldwater in '64" sticker on the front bumper are littering the concrete.
Fiction book (1990) -
He and Jody used to go deer hunting farther north; you sling the carcass over the fender unless it's too big—then you tie it to the roof of the car.
Fiction book (1990) -
The family gathered around the warm fire, careful to keep the flames behind the sturdy fender.
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She placed the fender in front of the fireplace to contain the sparks and ashes.
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During the winter, the fender helped protect the floor from the embers that occasionally popped out of the fire.
Synonyms
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A metal screen placed in front of a fireplace to stop sparks or embers from reaching the room
A wire mesh that stops small burning pieces from leaving a fireplace or chimney
Compounds
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
fender = fend (semi-transparent) = fend + er
The noun is transparently related to 'fend', but the fireplace-specific meaning is a specialized extension.
Etymology
Fender comes from the verb fend, which means 'to keep off', like defend. A fireplace fender is a low metal guard that 'fends off' hot coals and ashes so they do not fall onto the floor.