| slovo | definícia |
opal
(mass) | opal
- opál |
opal
(msasasci) | opal
- opal |
opal
(encz) | opal,opál n: macska |
Opal
(gcide) | Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
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Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors
of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the harlequin opal. The fire opal has
colors like the red and yellow of flame. Common opal
has a milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are cacholong, girasol,
hyalite, and geyserite.
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opal
(wn) | opal
n 1: a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of
variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones |
opal
(foldoc) | Opal
1. A DSP language.
["OPAL: A High Level Language and Environment for DSP boards
on PC", J.P. Schwartz et al, Proc ICASSP-89, 1989].
2. The language of the object-oriented database GemStone.
["Making Smalltalk a Database System", G. Copeland et al, Proc
SIGMOD'84, ACM 1984, pp.316- 325].
3. A simulation language with provision for {stochastic
variables}. An extension of Autostat.
["C-E-I-R OPAL", D. Pilling, Internal Report,
C.E.I.R. Ltd. (1963)].
4. A language for compiler testing said to be used internally
by DEC.
5. A functional programming language designed at the
Technische Universitaet Berlin as a testbed for the
development of functional programs. OPAL integrates
concepts from Algebraic Specification and Functional
Programming, which favour the (formal) development of (large)
production-quality software written in a purely functional
style.
The core of OPAL is a strongly typed, higher-order,
strict applicative language which belongs to the tradition
of Hope and ML. The algebraic flavour of OPAL is visible
in the syntactical appearance and in the preference of
parameterisation to polymorphism.
OPAL supports: information hiding - each language unit is
divided into an interface (signature) and an implementation
part; selective import; parameterised modules; free
constructor views on sorts, which allow pattern-based
function definitions despite quite different implementations;
full overloading of names; puristic scheme language with no
built-in data types (except Booleans and denotations).
OPAL and its predecessor OPAL-0 have been used for some time
at the Technische Universitaet Berlin in CS courses and for
research into optimising compilers for applicative languages.
The OPAL compiler itself is writte entirely in OPAL.
An overview is given in "OPAL: Design And Implementation of an
Algebraic Programming Language".
(http://cs.tu-berlin.de/~opal/).
(ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/local/uebb/papers/DesignImplOpal.ps.gz).
(1995-02-16)
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popalenina
(msasasci) | popalenina
- burn |
archiepiscopal
(encz) | archiepiscopal,arcibiskupský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
congo copal
(encz) | congo copal, n: |
copal
(encz) | copal,kopál n: Zdeněk Brož |
copaline
(encz) | copaline, n: |
copalite
(encz) | copalite, n: |
courbaril copal
(encz) | courbaril copal, n: |
episcopal
(encz) | episcopal,biskupský adj: Zdeněk Brožepiscopal,episkopální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
episcopalian
(encz) | episcopalian,biskupský Jaroslav Šedivýepiscopalian,episkopalista Jaroslav Šedivý |
episcopalianize
(encz) | Episcopalianize, |
episcopalianizes
(encz) | Episcopalianizes, |
fire opal
(encz) | fire opal, n: |
fossil copal
(encz) | fossil copal, n: |
harlequin opal
(encz) | harlequin opal, n: |
kauri copal
(encz) | kauri copal, n: |
micropaleontology
(encz) | micropaleontology,mikropaleontologie n: Zdeněk Brož |
neopallium
(encz) | neopallium, n: |
nopal
(encz) | nopal, n: |
opal glass
(encz) | opal glass, n: |
opalesce
(encz) | opalesce, v: |
opalescence
(encz) | opalescence,opalescence n: Zdeněk Brož |
opalescent
(encz) | opalescent,opalizující adj: Zdeněk Brožopalescent,zářící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
opaline
(encz) | opaline,opálový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
opalise
(encz) | opalise, v: |
opalize
(encz) | opalize, v: |
opals
(encz) | opals,opály Zdeněk Brož |
scopal
(encz) | scopal, adj: |
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
(encz) | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, n: |
biopalivo
(czen) | biopalivo,agrofueln: grb |
episkopalista
(czen) | episkopalista,episcopalian Jaroslav Šedivý |
mikropaleontologie
(czen) | mikropaleontologie,micropaleontologyn: Zdeněk Brož |
nedopalek
(czen) | nedopalek,buttn: Zdeněk Brož |
nedopalek marihuany cigarety
(czen) | nedopalek marihuany cigarety,roach[slang.] |
opalescence
(czen) | opalescence,opalescencen: Zdeněk Brož |
opalizující
(czen) | opalizující,opalescentadj: Zdeněk Brož |
opalovací
(czen) | opalovací,suntanadj: Zdeněk Brož |
opalovací krém
(czen) | opalovací krém,sunblock Zdeněk Brožopalovací krém,suncream Zdeněk Brožopalovací krém,sunscreen Martin M. |
opalovací mléko
(czen) | opalovací mléko,sunscreen Martin M. |
opalovat
(czen) | opalovat,singev: Zdeněk Brož |
opalovat se
(czen) | opalovat se,bag some raysv: Zdeněk Brožopalovat se,catch some raysv: Zdeněk Brožopalovat se,get a suntan opalovat se,sunbathv: Zdeněk Brožopalovat se,sunbathe |
opalování
(czen) | opalování,gassingn: Zdeněk Brožopalování,searingn: Zdeněk Brož |
opaluje se
(czen) | opaluje se,bronzes Zdeněk Brožopaluje se,suns Zdeněk Brož |
opalující se člověk
(czen) | opalující se člověk,sunbather Zdeněk Brož |
rychlopalná pistole
(czen) | rychlopalná pistole,submachine gun Zdeněk Brož |
rychlopalný
(czen) | rychlopalný,quick-fireadj: Zdeněk Brožrychlopalný,rapid-fireadj: Zdeněk Brož |
samopal
(czen) | samopal,submachine gun Zdeněk Brož |
samopal thompson
(czen) | samopal Thompson,tommy gunn: [voj.] [slang.] cryptonomicon |
vykopal
(czen) | vykopal,exhumedv: Zdeněk Brož |
Amphitropal
(gcide) | Amphitropal \Am*phit"ro*pal\ (-pal), Amphitropous
\Am*phit"ro*pous\ (-p[u^]s), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + tre`pein to turn.]
(Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the
middle of one side; half anatropous.
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Anatropal
(gcide) | Anatropal \A*nat"ro*pal\, Anatropous \A*nat"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ?
up + ? to turn.] (Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its
development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; --
opposed to orthotropous. --Gray.
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Antitropal
(gcide) | Antitropal \An*tit"ro*pal\, Antitropous \An*tit"ro*pous\, a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. ? turn, ? to turn.] (Bot.)
At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo,
or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.
--Lindley.
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archepiscopal
(gcide) | archepiscopal \archepiscopal\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to an archbishop. an archepiscopal see
Syn: archiepiscopal
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Archiepiscopal
(gcide) | Archiepiscopal \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal\, a. [Pref. archi- +
episcopal.]
Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an
archiepiscopal see.
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Archiepiscopality
(gcide) | Archiepiscopality \Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty\, n.
The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
--Fuller.
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Arhopalus fulminans
(gcide) | Thunderbolt \Thun"der*bolt`\, n.
1. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity
passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from
the clouds to the earth.
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2. Something resembling lightning in suddenness and
effectiveness.
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The Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war.
--Dryden.
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3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially,
ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
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He severely threatens such with the thunderbolt of
excommunication. --Hakewill.
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4. (Paleon.) A belemnite, or thunderstone.
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Thunderbolt beetle (Zool.), a long-horned beetle
(Arhopalus fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunk of
oak and chestnut trees. It is brownish and bluish-black,
with W-shaped whitish or silvery markings on the elytra.
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Chloropal
(gcide) | Chloropal \Chlo*ro"pal\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + E.
opal.] (Min.)
A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in
appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
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Chorepiscopal
(gcide) | Chorepiscopal \Cho`re*pis"co*pal\, a.
Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his charge or authority.
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Common opal
(gcide) | Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
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Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors
of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the harlequin opal. The fire opal has
colors like the red and yellow of flame. Common opal
has a milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are cacholong, girasol,
hyalite, and geyserite.
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Copal
(gcide) | Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a
generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of
Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium
Hornemannianum}, Trachylobium verrucosum, and {Hymen[ae]a
Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
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Copalm
(gcide) | Copalm \Co"palm`\ (k[=o]"p[aum]m`), n.
The yellowish, fragrant balsam yielded by the sweet gum;
also, the tree itself.
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Episcopal
(gcide) | Episcopal \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf.
F. ['e]piscopal. See Bishop.]
1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
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2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal
jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
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Episcopalian
(gcide) | Episcopalian \E*pis`co*pa"li*an\, a.
Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal;
specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
[1913 Webster]Episcopalian \E*pis`co*pa"li*an\, n.
One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the
episcopal form of church government and discipline; a
churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
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Episcopalianism
(gcide) | Episcopalianism \E*pis`co*pa"li*an*ism\, n.
The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.
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Episcopally
(gcide) | Episcopally \E*pis"co*pal*ly\, adv.
By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.
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fire opal
(gcide) | Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
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Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors
of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the harlequin opal. The fire opal has
colors like the red and yellow of flame. Common opal
has a milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are cacholong, girasol,
hyalite, and geyserite.
[1913 Webster]Fire \Fire\ (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin
to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri,
f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf.
Empyrean, Pyre.]
1. The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of
bodies; combustion; state of ignition.
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Note: The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases
in an ascending stream or current is called flame.
Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as
the four elements of which all things are composed.
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2. Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a
stove or a furnace.
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3. The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.
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4. Anything which destroys or affects like fire.
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5. Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth;
consuming violence of temper.
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he had fire in his temper. --Atterbury.
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6. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral
enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.
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And bless their critic with a poet's fire. --Pope.
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7. Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.
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Stars, hide your fires. --Shak.
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As in a zodiac
representing the heavenly fires. --Milton.
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8. Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.
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9. The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were
exposed to a heavy fire.
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Blue fire, Red fire, Green fire (Pyrotech.),
compositions of various combustible substances, as
sulphur, niter, lampblack, etc., the flames of which are
colored by various metallic salts, as those of antimony,
strontium, barium, etc.
Fire alarm
(a) A signal given on the breaking out of a fire.
(b) An apparatus for giving such an alarm.
Fire annihilator, a machine, device, or preparation to be
kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with
some incombustible vapor or gas, as carbonic acid.
Fire balloon.
(a) A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air
heated by a fire placed in the lower part.
(b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite
at a regulated height. --Simmonds.
Fire bar, a grate bar.
Fire basket, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.
Fire beetle. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Fire blast, a disease of plants which causes them to appear
as if burnt by fire.
Fire box, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for
the fire.
Fire brick, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining
intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or
of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and
used for lining fire boxes, etc.
Fire brigade, an organized body of men for extinguished
fires.
Fire bucket. See under Bucket.
Fire bug, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through
mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.
[U.S.]
Fire clay. See under Clay.
Fire company, a company of men managing an engine in
extinguishing fires.
Fire cross. See Fiery cross. [Obs.] --Milton.
Fire damp. See under Damp.
Fire dog. See Firedog, in the Vocabulary.
Fire drill.
(a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for
practice.
(b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by
rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --
used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by
many savage peoples.
Fire eater.
(a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.
(b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.
[Colloq.]
Fire engine, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,
for throwing water to extinguish fire.
Fire escape, a contrivance for facilitating escape from
burning buildings.
Fire gilding (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam
of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off
afterward by heat.
Fire gilt (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire
gilding.
Fire insurance, the act or system of insuring against fire;
also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,
in consideration of the payment of a premium or small
percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an
owner of property from loss by fire during a specified
period.
Fire irons, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,
poker, and shovel.
Fire main, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out
fire.
Fire master
(Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the
composition of fireworks.
Fire office, an office at which to effect insurance against
fire.
Fire opal, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.
Fire ordeal, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test
was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon
red-hot irons. --Abbot.
Fire pan, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially
the receptacle for the priming of a gun.
Fire plug, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the
main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing
fires.
Fire policy, the writing or instrument expressing the
contract of insurance against loss by fire.
Fire pot.
(a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,
formerly used as a missile in war.
(b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a
furnace.
(c) A crucible.
(d) A solderer's furnace.
Fire raft, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting
fire to an enemy's ships.
Fire roll, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to
their quarters in case of fire.
Fire setting (Mining), the process of softening or cracking
the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by
exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally
superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.
Fire ship, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting
fire to an enemy's ships.
Fire shovel, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.
Fire stink, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,
caused by the formation of hydrogen sulfide. --Raymond.
Fire surface, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are
exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of
combustion; heating surface.
Fire swab, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun
in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.
--Farrow.
Fire teaser, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.
Fire water, a strong alcoholic beverage; -- so called by
the American Indians.
Fire worship, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly
in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called
Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.
Greek fire. See under Greek.
On fire, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;
zealous.
Running fire, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession
by a line of troops.
St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which
St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.
St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint Elmo.
To set on fire, to inflame; to kindle.
To take fire, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.
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Fire opal
(gcide) | Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors
of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the harlequin opal. The fire opal has
colors like the red and yellow of flame. Common opal
has a milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are cacholong, girasol,
hyalite, and geyserite.
[1913 Webster]Fire \Fire\ (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin
to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri,
f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf.
Empyrean, Pyre.]
1. The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of
bodies; combustion; state of ignition.
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Note: The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases
in an ascending stream or current is called flame.
Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as
the four elements of which all things are composed.
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2. Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a
stove or a furnace.
[1913 Webster]
3. The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.
[1913 Webster]
4. Anything which destroys or affects like fire.
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5. Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth;
consuming violence of temper.
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he had fire in his temper. --Atterbury.
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6. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral
enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.
[1913 Webster]
And bless their critic with a poet's fire. --Pope.
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7. Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.
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Stars, hide your fires. --Shak.
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As in a zodiac
representing the heavenly fires. --Milton.
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8. Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.
[1913 Webster]
9. The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were
exposed to a heavy fire.
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Blue fire, Red fire, Green fire (Pyrotech.),
compositions of various combustible substances, as
sulphur, niter, lampblack, etc., the flames of which are
colored by various metallic salts, as those of antimony,
strontium, barium, etc.
Fire alarm
(a) A signal given on the breaking out of a fire.
(b) An apparatus for giving such an alarm.
Fire annihilator, a machine, device, or preparation to be
kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with
some incombustible vapor or gas, as carbonic acid.
Fire balloon.
(a) A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air
heated by a fire placed in the lower part.
(b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite
at a regulated height. --Simmonds.
Fire bar, a grate bar.
Fire basket, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.
Fire beetle. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Fire blast, a disease of plants which causes them to appear
as if burnt by fire.
Fire box, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for
the fire.
Fire brick, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining
intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or
of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and
used for lining fire boxes, etc.
Fire brigade, an organized body of men for extinguished
fires.
Fire bucket. See under Bucket.
Fire bug, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through
mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.
[U.S.]
Fire clay. See under Clay.
Fire company, a company of men managing an engine in
extinguishing fires.
Fire cross. See Fiery cross. [Obs.] --Milton.
Fire damp. See under Damp.
Fire dog. See Firedog, in the Vocabulary.
Fire drill.
(a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for
practice.
(b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by
rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --
used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by
many savage peoples.
Fire eater.
(a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.
(b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.
[Colloq.]
Fire engine, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,
for throwing water to extinguish fire.
Fire escape, a contrivance for facilitating escape from
burning buildings.
Fire gilding (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam
of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off
afterward by heat.
Fire gilt (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire
gilding.
Fire insurance, the act or system of insuring against fire;
also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,
in consideration of the payment of a premium or small
percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an
owner of property from loss by fire during a specified
period.
Fire irons, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,
poker, and shovel.
Fire main, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out
fire.
Fire master
(Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the
composition of fireworks.
Fire office, an office at which to effect insurance against
fire.
Fire opal, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.
Fire ordeal, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test
was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon
red-hot irons. --Abbot.
Fire pan, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially
the receptacle for the priming of a gun.
Fire plug, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the
main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing
fires.
Fire policy, the writing or instrument expressing the
contract of insurance against loss by fire.
Fire pot.
(a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,
formerly used as a missile in war.
(b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a
furnace.
(c) A crucible.
(d) A solderer's furnace.
Fire raft, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting
fire to an enemy's ships.
Fire roll, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to
their quarters in case of fire.
Fire setting (Mining), the process of softening or cracking
the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by
exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally
superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.
Fire ship, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting
fire to an enemy's ships.
Fire shovel, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.
Fire stink, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,
caused by the formation of hydrogen sulfide. --Raymond.
Fire surface, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are
exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of
combustion; heating surface.
Fire swab, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun
in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.
--Farrow.
Fire teaser, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.
Fire water, a strong alcoholic beverage; -- so called by
the American Indians.
Fire worship, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly
in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called
Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.
Greek fire. See under Greek.
On fire, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;
zealous.
Running fire, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession
by a line of troops.
St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which
St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.
St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint Elmo.
To set on fire, to inflame; to kindle.
To take fire, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.
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