The place in a home where a fire is or was traditionally kept for home heating and for cooking, usually constituted by at least a hearthstone and often enclosed to varying degrees by any combination of reredos, fireplace, oven, smoke hood, or chimney.

plural of hearth

plural of hearthful

The amount a fireplace can hold. / A quantity (of something) contained within a fireplace. / A quantity (of something) sitting on a hearth outside a fireplace. / Synonym of homeful

Characterized by warmth, comfort, and a sense of belonging; cosy.

Traditional family values and home life.

Describing a reverberatory furnace used to make steel, usually in mass-produced quantities. / Designating the steel so produced.

(historical) Any of several taxes levied in medieval Europe based on the number of hearths (fireplaces) in a property or community.

ore hearth

A low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced.