fireback
[ fahyuh r-bak ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌbæk /
noun
a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
the rear of a fireplace.
Words nearby fireback
fire-polish,
fire-resistant,
fire-retardant,
fire-tube boiler,
firearm,
fireback,
fireball,
fireballer,
firebase,
firebird,
firebird, the
Example sentences from the Web for fireback
One fireback illustrated (p. 303) shows an ironmaster with his hammer at his forge.
Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture |Arthur HaydenHe was finally discovered in the nursery saying good-bye to the two cherubs on the fireback.
The Stronghold |Miriam HaynieThus, we are not to think the fireback in this dining-room an old belonging of the inn.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2) |Charles G. Harper
British Dictionary definitions for fireback
fireback
/ (ˈfaɪəˌbæk) /
noun
Also called: reredos
an ornamental iron slab against the back wall of a hearth
any pheasant of the genus Lophura, of SE Asia