Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BLAZE, n. [Sw. blåsa; G. blasen; D. blaazen; Dan. blæser, to blow, and D. blusser, to burn, blaze, glisten; Eng. to blush; Sax. blaze, a lamp or torch; Dan. blus; Fr. blaser. The word seems primarily to express rushing or flowing, or violent agitation, and expansion.]

1. Flame; the stream of light and heat from any body when burning, proceeding from the combustion of inflammable gas.
2. Publication; wide diffusion of report. In this sense, we observe the radical sense of dilatation, as well as that of light.
3. A white spot on the forehead or face of a horse, descending nearly to the nose.
4. Light; expanded light; as, the blaze of day.
5. Noise; agitation; tumult.