FIR-TREE
FIR-TREE. [See fir.]
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FIRE
FIRE, noun [The radical sense of fire is usually, to rush, to rage, to be violently agitated; and if this is the sense of fire in coincides with Latin furo. It may be from shini...
FIRE-ARROW
FI'RE-ARROW, noun A small iron dart, furnished with a match impregnated with powder and sulphur, used to fire the sails of ships.
FIRE-COMPANY
FI'RE-COMPANY, noun A company of men for managing an engine to extinguish fires.
FIRE-ENGINE
FI'RE-ENGINE, noun An engine for throwing water to extinguish fire and save buildings.
FIRE-ESCAPE
FIRE-ESCA'PE, noun A machine for escaping from windows, when houses are on fire.
FIRE-OFFICE
FI'RE-OFFICE, noun An office for making insurance against fire.
FIRE-ORDEAL
FIRE-ORDEAL, noun [See Ordeal.]
FIREARMS
FI'REARMS, nounplural Arms or weapons which expel their charge by the combustion of powder, as pistols, muskets, etc.
FIREBALL
FI'REBALL, noun1. A grenade; a ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion.2. A meteor which passes rapidly th...
FIREBARE
FI'REBARE, noun In old writers, a beacon.
FIREBARREL
FI'REBARREL, noun A hollow cylinder used in fireships, to convey the fire to the shrouds.
FIREBAVIN
FI'REBAVIN, noun A bundle of brush-wood, used in fireships.
FIREBLAST
FI'REBL'AST, noun A disease in hops, chiefly towards the later periods of their growth.
FIREBOTE
FI'REBOTE, noun Allowance of fuel, to which a tenant is entitled.
FIREBRAND
FI'REBRAND, noun1. A piece of wood kindled or on fire.2. An incendiary; one who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief.
FIREBRICK
FI'REBRICK, noun A brick that will sustain intense heat without fusion.
FIREBRUSH
FI'REBRUSH, noun A brush used to sweep the hearth.
FIREBUCKET
FI'REBUCKET, noun A bucket to convey water to engines for extinguishing fire.
FIRECLAY
FI'RECLAY, noun A kind of clay that will sustain intense heat, used in making firebricks.
FIRECOCK
FI'RECOCK, noun A cock or spout to let out water for extinguishing fire.
FIRECROSS
FI'RECROSS, noun Something used in Scotland as a signal to take arms; the ends being burnt black, and in some parts smeared with blood.
FIRED
FI'RED, participle passive Set on fire; inflamed; kindled; animated; irritated.
FIREDAMP
FI'REDAMP. [See Damp.]
FIREDRAKE
FI'REDRAKE, noun1. A fiery serpent.2. An ignis fatuus.
FIREFLAIR
FI'REFLAIR, noun A species of ray-fish or Raja.
FIREFLY
FI'REFLY, noun A species of fly which has on its belly a spot which shines; and another species which emits light from under its wings, as it flies.