Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: fitting – flame
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fitting, verbal adj. [see fit, adj.]
- Suited; appropriate for.
- Phrase. “tight fitting”: snug; small in size.
five, adj. [OE.]
Fifth hour of the day; [fig.] late afternoon; early evening.
fix (-ed), v. [uncertain etymology; Webster says L. fixus.]
- Direct; aim; focus; [fig.] look; gaze; stare.
- Set; establish immovably; [fig.] recall; remember precisely; recollect exactly.
flag (-s), n. [OE.]
Banner; streamer; ensign; fabric swag of national colors; [word play] iris plant; funeral flower.
flag (-ged), v. [see flag, n.]
Faint; weaken; droop; sag; give up; lose vigor; stop moving forward; [fig.] despair; stop hoping.
flagon (-s, -'s), n. [ME.]
Jug; narrow-mouthed vessel used to hold liquids.
flail, n. [Ger.]
Instrument used for thrashing corn from the ear.
flake (-s), n. [OE.]
Snow crystal; small particle of snow.
flambeau (-x), n. [Fr. < L. flamma.]
Torch; streetlamp; light made of thick wicks covered with wax, used in the streets at night; [fig.] illumination.
flame (-'s), n. [L.]
Blaze; fire; heat; [fig.] passion.