Definition of "fire-screen" [fire-screen]

• A kind of movable screen placed before a fire to intercept the heat. (noun)
• A woolen screen placed in the passageway from a powder-magazine whenever this is opened. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "She quickly went to the low table in front of the fire-screen and grabbed a tap-pad, itching to make some notes before the moment passed. ‘First test for object number ZXY-4653: Made an eye-level trigger stare on object for approx. 30 seconds."
• "The girl, standing by the chimney-piece, apparently examining a transparent fire-screen, was listening to the sounds from the courtyard in a way that justified certain maternal fears."
• "Victor meanwhile still played with the fire-screen."