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hearthstone

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hearth·stone  (härthstn)
n.
1. Stone used in the construction of a hearth.
2. Family life; the home.
3. A soft stone or composition of pipe clay and pulverized stone used for scouring and whitening hearths or doorsteps.

hearthstone [ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a stone that forms a hearth
2. a less common word for hearth [1]
3. (Chemistry) soft stone used to clean and whiten floors, steps, etc.
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Noun1.hearthstone - a stone that forms a hearth
fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"


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In the gates of these your councils my people shall sing, In the doors of these your garners the Bat-folk shall cling; And the snake shall be your watchman, By a hearthstone unswept; For the Karela, the bitter Karela, Shall fruit where ye slept!
The port would fain give succor; the port is pitiful; in the port is safety, comfort, hearthstone, supper, warm blankets, friends, all that's kind to our mortalities.
By doing this, you set in motion the hidden machinery in the wall which turns the hearthstone on a pivot, and discloses the hollow place below.
 
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