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Definition of Fireback
1. n. One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies.
Definition of Fireback
1. Noun. Some species of pheasant in the genus ''Lophura''. ¹
2. Noun. A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fireback
1. a cast-iron plate along the back of a fireplace [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fireback
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fireback
Literary usage of Fireback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Houses in Holland by Sydney Robert Jones (1913)
"CAST-IRON fireback FROM LEIDEN on the centre scroll. Upon the description.
Numerous kinds of materials were used for their adornment ; brick and stone, ..."
2. The Marches of Wales: Notes and Impressions on the Welsh Borders, from the by Charles George Harper (1894)
"... and many another princely abode; and the vast cellars still remain that were
at one time filled with wines of the rarest, and fireback, RAGLAN CASTLE. ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"There are several species of the fireback pheasant, the most common of which is
the Siamese, which inhabits parts of Siam. It is a beautiful, small, ..."
4. Life After Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production by E. Meijaard (2005)
"The Crestless fireback is speculated to be a valley-bottom specialist (McGowan &
Garson 1995 ... Crestless fireback may, however, also occur in hill forest. ..."
5. Forges and Furnaces in the Province of Pennsylvania by National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Pennsylvania (1914)
"Another fireback bearing date 1734, was brought to our notice by Dr. William T.
... It resembles in shape and general decoration, the Durham fireback, ..."
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