An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
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"
