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Vesta :: Vesta (n.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it..

Amphidromical :: Amphidromical (a.) Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it.

Hearth :: Hearth (n.) The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside..

Reredos :: Reredos (n.) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls..

Test :: Test (n.) A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.

Mantle :: Mantle (n.) The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth..

Hood :: Hood (n.) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue..

Fining :: Fining (n.) The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire..

Siemens-martin Process :: Siemens-Martin process () See Open-hearth process, etc., under Open..

Spider :: Spider (n.) An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used over coals on the hearth..

Backlog :: Backlog (n.) A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth..

Fumage :: Fumage (n.) Hearth money.

Forehearth :: Forehearth (n.) The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp.

Dam :: Dam (n.) A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace..

Chimney :: Chimney (n.) A fireplace or hearth.

Hearthstone :: Hearthstone (n.) Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home..

Salamander :: Salamander (n.) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.

Fettling :: Fettling (n.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace..

Fireplace :: Fireplace (n.) The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built..

Finery :: Finery (n.) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling..

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