Emily Dickinson Lexicon

blaze, n. [OE 'torch'.] (webplay: burn, day, flame, heat, light; white).

1. Flamboyance; stream of bright color; [fig.] Northern Lights; wavy luminous pattern in the Aurora Borealis.
2. Fire; illumination; burst of bright heat; intense luminosity; [fig.] flower; spray of plants.