Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or consisting of flame; like flame.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, flame.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling fire; fiery.
- adjective having the color of fire; fire-colored, flame-colored
Etymologies
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From Latin flammeus, "fiery", derivative of flamma, "a flame of fire."
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Examples
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In amber there is a flammeous and spirituous nature, and this by rubbing on the surface is emitted by recluse passages, and does the same that the loadstone does.
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