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Forehearth :: Forehearth (n.) The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp.

Fettle :: Fettle (a.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace..

Vestal :: Vestal (a.) Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste..

Reredos :: Reredos (n.) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls..

Chimney :: Chimney (n.) A fireplace or hearth.

Pernot Furnace :: Pernot furnace () A reverberatory furnace with a circular revolving hearth, -- used in making steel..

Fumage :: Fumage (n.) Hearth money.

Fix :: Fix (v. t.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling.

Hood :: Hood (n.) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue..

Hearth :: Hearth (n.) The floor of a furnace, on which the material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a melting furnace, into which the melted material settles..

Dam :: Dam (n.) A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace..

Fettling :: Fettling (n.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace..

Hearthstone :: Hearthstone (n.) Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home..

Forestick :: Forestick (n.) Front stick of a hearth fire.

Backlog :: Backlog (n.) A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth..

Spider :: Spider (n.) An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used over coals on the hearth..

Vesta :: Vesta (n.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it..

Sow :: Sow (n.) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a salamander.

Penates :: Penates (n. pl.) The household gods of the ancient Romans. They presided over the home and the family hearth. See Lar.

Finery :: Finery (n.) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling..

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