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1flame — {{11}}flame (n.) mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. flaume, O.Fr. flamme (10c.), from L. flammula small flame, dim. of flamma flame, blazing fire, from PIE *bhleg to shine, flash, from root *bhel (1) to shine, flash, burn (see BLEACH (Cf. bleach)). The… …
2flame — [14] Flame traces its history back to an Indo European *bhleg , *phleg , which also produced Greek phlóx ‘flame’ (source of English phlox, and related to phlegm and phlegmatic), Latin flāgrāre ‘burn, blaze’ (source of English flagrant), Latin… …
3flame — [14] Flame traces its history back to an Indo European *bhleg , *phleg , which also produced Greek phlóx ‘flame’ (source of English phlox, and related to phlegm and phlegmatic), Latin flāgrāre ‘burn, blaze’ (source of English flagrant), Latin… …
4small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …
5Flame angelfish — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
6Flame — Flame, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaming}.] [OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also, flamer. See {Flame}, n.] 1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze. [1913 Webster]… …
7Flame-throated Warbler — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
8Flame (comics) — Superherobox| caption=The Flame, on the cover of Wonderworld Comics #3 (1939) comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=The Flame real name=Gary Preston species=Human publisher=Fox Feature Syndicate debut= Wonderworld Comics #3 (July 1939)… …
9Flame arrester — A flame arrester being tested …
10Flame test — A flame test is a procedure used in chemistry to detect the presence of certain metal ions, based on each element s characteristic emission spectrum. The color of flames in general also depends on temperature; see flame color.The test involves… …
