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firescreen
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈfaɪə.skriːn/ us /ˈfaɪr.skriːn/
a flat decorated piece of furniture used in front of a fireplace to protect people from the heat of a fire or as a decoration, especially in the past:
They found an embroidered firescreen in a mahogany frame.
US forfireguard
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There was a huge brass firescreen in front of the fire.
an early nineteeth-century firescreen
He drew the brass firescreen across to stop the sparks from flying out at them.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: the fireplace & parts of the fireplace
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chimney breast
coal scuttle
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fender
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fireback
firebrick
fireguard
fireplace
fireside
flue
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hearth
inglenook
mantelpiece
open firephrase
open fireplace
poker
scuttle
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