cottage

› a small house, usually away from a city or town

 

 

 

 

Stain

to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove, or to become colored or spoiled by a mark:

 If you stain wood, you put a substance on it that changes its color:

 Instead of painting the woodwork, she stained it dark brown

 Strawberry juice stained my shirt.

 This carpet is practical because it doesn’t stain easily.

Hearth

the floor of a fireplace, and often also the area in front of it