Hearth
31hearth-tax — hearthˈ money, hearthˈ penny or hearthˈ tax noun (historical) A tax on hearths • • • Main Entry: ↑hearth …
32hearth-brush — hearthˈ brush noun A brush for sweeping the hearth • • • Main Entry: ↑hearth …
33hearth rug — noun A rug laid over the hearthstone or in front of the hearth or fireplace • • • Main Entry: ↑hearth …
34hearth tax — hearth money or hearth tax, 1. a tax upon hearths or chimneys. 2. an annual tax of two shillings on each hearth, imposed in England from 1662 to 1689 …
35hearth rug — hearth rugs also hearthrug N COUNT A hearth rug is a rug which is put in front of a fireplace …
36hearth and home — literary phrase used for referring to your home and family Thesaurus: general words for family membershyponym Main entry: hearth …
37hearth|side — «HAHRTH SYD», noun. 1. the side of a hearth. 2. Figurative. home: »Memories of his boyhood hearthside flooded his mind …
38hearth|stone — «HAHRTH STOHN», noun. 1. the stone forming a hearth: »How can I turn from any fire On any man s hearthstone? (Rudyard Kipling). 2. Figurative. the fireside; home: »Around these hearthstones speak no evil word of any creature (James Lane Allen). 3 …
39hearth|rug — «HAHRTH RUHG», noun, adjective. –n. a rug laid before a fireplace to protect the carpet or floor. –adj. 1. fireside; domestic: »The sparrow is far too fly a bird for the hearthrug bred cat (London Daily Chronicle). 2. resembling a hearthrug: »The …
40Hearth tax — A hearth tax was a property tax in certain countries during the medieval and early modern period, levied on each hearth or family unit. It was calculated based on the number of hearths, or fireplaces, within a municipal area. Hearth tax was… …
