English Dictionary

chimney corner

名詞

The side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell; an inglenook.

日本語の意味

暖炉や囲炉裏の側面、すなわち開放された暖炉の一角。伝統的には、年配者や体調がすぐれない人が利用する落ち着いた場所とされている。 / 暖炉のそばにある小さな隅、またはコーナー部分。

In the old house, my great-aunt spent her afternoons in the chimney corner, where the fire's warmth kept her comfortable.

古い家で、私の大叔母は暖炉の片隅で午後を過ごし、火の暖かさが彼女を快適にしていました。

意味（1）

The side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell; an inglenook.

It is meere injustice to see an old, crazed, sinew-shronken, and nigh dead father sitting alone in a Chimney-corner, to enjoy so many goods as would suffice for the preferment and entertainment of many children, and in the meane while, for want of meanes, to suffer them to lose their best dayes and yeares, without thrusting them into publike service and knowledge of men[…].

chimney corners （ plural ）