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fire screen

noun

  1. a screen placed in front of a fireplace for protection, especially from sparks.


fire screen

noun

  1. a decorative screen placed in the hearth when there is no fire
  2. a screen placed before a fire to protect the face from intense heat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fire screen1

First recorded in 1750–60
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Example Sentences

Most fire screens are made with a metal mesh, but glass models are becoming more popular.

In fact, I invented an official “Plaza Suite” wastebasket with its own logo, and I invented a fire screen with a “Plaza Suite” embossed logo.

Father bathes in the private office and Mother in the kitchen behind a fire screen, while Margot and I have declared the front office to be our bathing grounds.

An ornate wrought-iron fire screen and a corncob chandelier that easily qualifies as proto-Pop, date from the 1920s, when he worked as an interior designer in Cedar Rapids.

It’s 24 inches in diameter. A patterned fire screen surrounds a 14-inch fire box containing a 75,000 BTU stainless steel star burner.

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