hearthstone

Definition

A flat stone used to form a hearth.

Etymology

From hearth + stone.

Example Sentences

• "I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord advanced […]."
• "I am going to my own hearth-stone, / Bosomed in yon green hills alone,"
• "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land"