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  • 1Ingle nook — Ingle In gle ([i^][ng] g l), n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] {Ingle nook}, the chimney corner. {Ingle side},… …

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  • 3Ingle — In gle ([i^][ng] g l), n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] {Ingle nook}, the chimney corner. {Ingle side}, {Ingle… …

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  • 4Ingle cheek — Ingle In gle ([i^][ng] g l), n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] {Ingle nook}, the chimney corner. {Ingle side},… …

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  • 5Ingle side — Ingle In gle ([i^][ng] g l), n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] {Ingle nook}, the chimney corner. {Ingle side},… …

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  • 6ingle — (n.) fireplace, c.1500, from Scottish, probably from Gael. aingeal fire, of uncertain origin. The vogue for Scottish poetry in late 18c. introduced ingleside, ingle nook to literary English …

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  • 7nook — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retreat, corner, cover, niche, recess. See angularity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. niche, cubbyhole, cranny; see hole 2 , recess 2 , 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. niche, recess, cranny, corner,… …

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  • 8fireside — n 1. hearth, hearthside, fireplace, fire, hearthstone, chimney corner, Brit. Dial. ingle, Brit. Dial. ingleside, Scot. ingle cheek, Chiefly Brit. ingle nook or ingle nook. 2. home, abode, domicile, domicil, residence, residency, dwelling,… …

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  • 9inglenook — /ing geuhl nook /, n. a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner. [1765 75; INGLE + NOOK] * * * ▪ furniture       wooden seat or settle built into the space on either side of the wide fireplaces common in 17th century English houses and… …

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  • 10fireplace — n 1. hearth, hearthside, fireside, fire, hearthstone, chimney corner, Brit. Dial. ingle, Brit. Dial. ingleside, Scot. ingle cheek, Chiefly Brit. inglenook or ingle nook. 2. firebox, grate, grill, griller, hob, hub …

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