Syn. -- Blaze; brightness; ardor. See Blaze.
Flame bridge, a bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5. -- 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, 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.
The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame
again.
Shak.
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, v. t. To kindle; to inflame; to excite.
And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly.
Spenser.
Flame"-col`ored (?), a. Of the color of flame; of a bright orange
yellow color. Shak.
Flame"less, a. Destitute of flame. Sandys.
Flame"let (?), n. [Flame + - let.] A small flame.
The flamelets gleamed and flickered.
Longfellow.
Fla"men (?), n.; pl. E. Flammens (#), L. Flamines (#). [L.] (Rom.
Antiq.) A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom
he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of
Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen
Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis.
Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
Milton.
Fla*min"e*ous (?), a. Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
Flam"ing (?), a. 1. Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming;
illuminating.
2. Of the color of flame; high-colored; brilliant; dazzling. "In
flaming yellow bright." Prior.
3. Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a
flaming proclomation or harangue.
Flam"ing*ly, adv. In a flaming manner.
Fla*min"go (?), n.; pl. Flamingoes (#). [Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg.
flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr. meaning flaming.
So called in allusion to its color. See Flame.] (Zoˆl.) Any bird of the
genus Phúnicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs,
and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink.
The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.
Fla*min"i*cal (?), a. Pertaining to a flamen. Milton.
Flam`ma*bil"ity (?), n. The quality of being flammable; inflammability.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.