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   Flame (flām), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF. flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr. flagrare to burn. See Flagrant, and cf. Flamneau, Flamingo.]
   1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
   
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   2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. “In a flame of zeal severe.”  Milton.
   
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   Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow. Pope.
   
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   Smit with the love of sister arts we came,
   
   And met congenial, mingling flame with flame. Pope.
   
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   3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love.  Coleridge.
   
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   4. A person beloved; a sweetheart.  Thackeray.
   
   Syn. -- Blaze; brightness; ardor. See Blaze.
   
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   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.
   
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   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.
   
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   The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame again. Shak.
   
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   2. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.
   
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   He flamed with indignation. Macaulay.
   
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   Flame, v. t. To kindle; to inflame; to excite.
   
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   And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly. Spenser.
   
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