noun
- stones forming or lining a hearth, especially the flat stone in front of a fireplace
- homes or domestic life; symbols of family and comfort
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The old hearthstones were cracked from years of heat exposure.
- She swept the ashes from the hearthstones before lighting a new fire.
- The mason carefully laid new hearthstones in the restored colonial home.
- Families gathered around their hearthstones during the long winter evenings.
- The war scattered people far from their familiar hearthstones.
- Smooth hearthstones provided a safe surface in front of the blazing fire.