Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FLAK-Y, a.

1. Consisting of flakes or locks; consisting of small loose masses.
2. Lying in flakes; consisting of layers, or cleaving off in layers.

FLAM, n. [Ice. flim; W. llam, a leap.]

A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion. Lies immortalized and consigned over as a perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity. South.

FLAM, v.t.

To deceive with falsehood; to delude. South.

FLAM'BEAU, n. [flam'bo; Fr. from L. flamma, flame.]

A light or luminary made of thick wicks covered with wax, and used in the streets at night, at illuminations, and in processions. Flambeaus are made square, and usually consist of four wicks or branches, near an inch thick, and about three feet long, composed of coarse hempen yarn, half twisted. Encyc.

FLAME, n. [Fr. flamme; L. flamma; It. fiamma; Sp. llama; D. vlam; G. flamme.]

1. A blaze; burning vapor; vapor in combustion; or according to modern chimistry, hydrogen or any inflammable gas, in a state of combustion, and naturally ascending in a stream from burning bodies, being specifically lighter than common air. A luminous fluid proceeding from burning bodies and from the combustion of their volatile particles. Dict. Nat. Hist.
2. Fire in general. Cowley.
3. Heat of passion; tumult; combustion; blaze; violent contention. One jealous, tattling mischief-maker will set a whole village in a flame.
4. Ardor of temper or imagination; brightness of fancy; vigor of thought. Great are their faults, and glorious is their flame. Waller.
5. Ardor of inclination; warmth of affection. Smit with the love of kindred arts we came, / And met congenial, mingling flame with flame. Pope.
6. The passion of love; ardent love. My heart's on flame. Cowley.
7. Rage; violence; as, the flames of war.

FLAME, v.i.

1. To blaze; to burn in vapor, or in a current; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion.
2. To shine like burning gas. In flaming yellow bright. Prior.
3. To break out in violence of passion. Beaum.

FLAME, v.t.

To inflame; to excite. Spenser.

FLAME-COL-OR, n.

Bright color, as that of flame. B. Jonson.

FLAME-COL-OR-ED, a.

Of the color of flame; of a bright yellow color. Shak.

FLAME-EY-ED, a.

Having eyes like a flame.

FLAME-LESS, a.

Destitute of flame; without incense.

FLA'MEN, n. [L.]

1. In ancient Rome, a priest. Originally there were three priests so called; the Flamen Dialis, consecrated to Jupiter; Flamen Martialis, sacred to Mars; and Flamen Quirinalis, who superintended the rites of Quirinus or Romulus.
2. A priest. Pope.

FLAM-ING, n.

A bursting out in a flame.

FLAM-ING, ppr.

1. Burning in flame.
2. adj. Bright; red. Also, violent; vehement; a flaming harangue.

FLAM-ING-LY, adv.

Most brightly; with great show or vehemence.

FLA-MIN'GO, n. [Sp. and Port. flamenco, from L. flamma, flame.]

A fowl constituting the genus Phoenicopterus, of the grallic order. The beak is naked, toothed; and bent as if broken; the feet palmated and four-toed. This fowl resembles the heron in shape, but is entirely red, except the quill-feathers. It is a native of Africa and America. Encyc.

FLA-MIN'IC-AL, a.

Pertaining to a Roman flamen.

FLAM-MA-BIL'I-TY, n.

The quality of admitting to be set on fire, or enkindled into a flame or blaze; inflammability. Brown.

FLAM'MA-BLE, a.

Capable of being enkindled into flame.

FLAM-MA'TION, n.

The act of setting on flame. Brown. [The three last words are little used. Instead of them are used the compounds, inflammable, inflammability, inflammation.]

FLAM'ME-OUS, a.

Consisting of flame; like flame. Brown.

FLAM-MIF'ER-OUS, a. [L. flamma and fero, to bring.]

Producing flame.

FLAM-MIV'O-MOUS, a. [L. flamma and vomo, to vomit.]

Vomiting flames, as a volcano.

FLAM-Y, a. [from flame.]

1. Blazing; burning; as flamy breath. Sidney.
2. Having the nature of flame; as flamy matter. Bacon.
3. Having the color of flame. Herbert.

FLANCH, n.

In mechanism, the part of a piece screwed to something else.