Mill(noun) a building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill. Mill(noun) a hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper.
The Greek goddess of the hearth and home was Hestia. She was formerly one of the twelve Olympians until she stepped down and gave Dionysus her throne so she could tend to Olymâ¦pus's hearth. Her Roman name was Vesta.
If you are warming yourself by the fireplace, you are sitting by the hearth. The noun hearth refers to a fireplace and the area around it. Hearth refers specifically to the paved floor of a fireplace, which may extend out into a room. Hearths are associated with home and family because the hearth was historically the main source of heat in the home, as well as where the cooking was done.