open fireplace
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- noun
- /ˈoʊpən ˈfaɪrˌpleɪs/
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- He had spent half of last night sweeping the dirt floor until there wasn't a piece of dust left, but it still didn't change what it was: a slave's shack with no windows, an open fireplace, a straw bed in the corner, and a crudely built table with stumps for seats in the middle of the single room.
- an open fireplace is inefficient
Examples
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During the blizzard, we stayed indoors, enjoying hot chocolate by the open fireplace as the snow piled up outside.
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"We've even got our own place to sunbathe!" There was an open fireplace, stacked with logs.
Fiction book (1990) -
Once it became too cold to do that, we slept on the kitchen floor in front of an open fireplace.
Fiction book (1996) -
Macondo has a cozy feel with its simple wooden tables and open fireplace.
Blog text (32) -
When she was Hannah's age, she cooked in an open fireplace, baking her potatoes in the ashes and simmering.
Fiction book (2000) -
Behind an overburdened writing desk, the open fireplace could be seen—an impressive feat of the imagination reminiscent of a wall clock whose cabinet had been put to new uses.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the winter, we often gather around the open fireplace to keep warm and enjoy each other's company.
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The open fireplace in the living room adds a charming touch and provides cozy heat during cold evenings.
Synonyms
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An open space in a wall where you make a fire to heat a room or for decoration
A fireplace in an old house where people burn wood to warm the room
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'fireplace' denotes the area for a fire and 'open' specifies that it is not enclosed or covered, so a learner who knows both words can derive the combined sense. This adjective + noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, making the phrase immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun open fireplace comes from old houses that had a space in the wall where logs burned with no door. The word open shows the fire was not shut inside a stove and fireplace is simply the place for the fire, so it means 'a place in the room where you can see and feel a real fire for heat or cooking'.