词汇 | ingle |
词源 | ingle; inglebrook. Ingle refers to an open fire in a fireplace, or the fireplace itself, the word deriving from Scottish Gaelic aingeal, “fire, light,” and first recorded in the early 16th century. Inglebrook, recorded about 1765, is a corner or nook beside an open fireplace. |
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