inglenook
in·gle·nook
inglenook · inglenooks
Kaminecke
A nook or corner beside an open fireplaceA nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
UK/ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk/US/ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
Kaminecke
a corner by a fireplace
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner:
Origin
From ingle (“open fireplace”) + nook.From ingle (“open fireplace”) + nook.
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Forms
plural: inglenooksSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a corner by a fireplace:chimney corner
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedconversation pit
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.