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FENDER , a See also:

METAL
METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)

metal guard or See also:

defence (whence the name) for a See also:

FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire-See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place. When the open See also:

HEARTH (a word which appears in various forms in several Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch haard, German Herd, in the sense of " floor ")

hearth with its logs burning upon See also:

DOGS, ISLE OF

dogs or andirons was replaced by the closed See also:

GRATE (from Lat. crates, a hurdle)

grate, the fender was devised as a finish to the smaller fire-places, and as a safeguard against the dropping of cinders upon the wooden See also:

FLOOR (from O. Eng. flor, a word common to many Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch vloer, and Ger. Flur, a field, in the feminine, and a floor, masculine)

floor, which was now much nearer to the fire. Fenders are usually of See also:

STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

steel, See also:

brass or See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron, solid or pierced. Those made of brass in the latter See also:

PART

part of the 18th and the earlier part of the 19th centuries are by far the most elegant and See also:

ARTISTIC

artistic. They usually had three claw feet, and the pierced varieties were often cut into arabesques or conventional patterns. The See also:

LYRE (Gr. Xupa)

lyre and other motives of the See also:

EMPIRE

Empire See also:

style were much used during the prevalence of that See also:

FASHION (adapted from Fr. facon, agon, Lat. factio, making, facere, to do or make)

fashion. The See also:

MODERN

modern fender is much See also:

LOWER

lower and is often little more than a kerb; it is now not infrequently of See also:

stone or See also:

MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble, fixed to the floor.

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