Etymology: (bef. 900; ME herth(e), OE he(o)rth, c. OS herth, OHG hert)
Definition of 'Hearth'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)fireplace, hearth, open fireplace an openrecess 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"
2. (noun)hearth, fireside home symbolized as a part of the fireplace "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
3. (noun)hearth, fireside an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
Definition of 'Hearth'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Hearth the pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove
2. (noun)Hearth the house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside
3. (noun)Hearth the floor of a furnace, on which the material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a melting furnace, into which the melted material settles