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Webster 1913 Edition
Flame
Flame
(flām)
, Noun.
1.
A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
2.
Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.
“In a flame of zeal severe.” Milton.
Where
flames
refin’d in breasts seraphic glow. Pope.
Smit with the love of sister arts we came,
And met congenial, mingling
And met congenial, mingling
flame
with flame
. Pope.
3.
Ardor of affection; the passion of love.
Coleridge.
Syn. – Blaze; brightness; ardor. See
Blaze
. Flame bridge
, a bridge wall. See , 5.
– Bridge
, Noun.
Flame color
, brilliant orange or yellow.
B. Jonson.
– Flame engine
, an early name for the gas engine.
– Flame manometer
, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs. See
– Manometer
. Flame reaction
(Chem.)
, a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow, potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green, etc. Cf.
– Spectrum analysis
, under Spectrum
. Flame tree
(Bot.)
, a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the
Rhododendron arboreum
in India, and the Brachychiton acerifolium
of Australia.Flame
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Flamed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flaming
.] 1.
To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.
The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it
flame
again. Shakespeare
2.
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.
He
flamed
with indignation. Macaulay.
Flame
,Verb.
T.
To kindle; to inflame; to excite.
And
flamed
with zeal of vengeance inwardly. Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Flame
FLAME
,Noun.
1.
A blaze; burning vapor; vapor in combustion; or according to modern chimistry, hydrogen or any inflammable gas, in a state of combustion, and naturally ascending in a stream from burning bodies being specifically lighter than common air.2.
Fire in general.3.
Heat of passion; tumult; combustion; blaze; violent contention. One jealous, tattling mischief-maker will set a whole village in a flame.4.
Ardor of temper or imagination; brightness of fancy; vigor of thought.Great are their faults, and glorious is their flame.
5.
Ardor of inclination; warmth of affection.Smit with the love of kindred arts we came,
And met congenial, mingling flame with flame.
6.
The passion of love; ardent love.My heart's on flame.
7.
Rage; violence; as the flames of war.FLAME
,Verb.
T.
FLAME
, v.i.1.
To blaze; to burn in vapor, or in a current; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion.2.
To shine like burning gas.In flaming yellow bright.
3.
To break out in violence of passion.