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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fiery \Fi"er*y\ (? or ?), a. [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]
1. Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the
fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
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And fiery billows roll below. --I. Watts.
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2. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
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Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?
--Shak.
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The fiery spirit of his forefathers. --W. Irwing.
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3. Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
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You know the fiery quality of the duke. --Shak.
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4. Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.
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One curbed the fiery steed. --Dryden.
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5. heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched;
feverish. --Pope.
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The sword which is made fiery. --Hooker.
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Fiery cross, a cross constructed of two firebrands, and
pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland
borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up
arms. --Sir W. Scott.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fiery \Fi"er*y\ (? or ?), a. [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]
1. Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the
fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
And fiery billows roll below. --I. Watts.
2. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?
--Shak.
The fiery spirit of his forefathers. --W. Irwing.
3. Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
You know the fiery quality of the duke. --Shak.
4. Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.
One curbed the fiery steed. --Dryden.
5. heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched;
feverish. --Pope.
The sword which is made fiery. --Hooker.
Fiery cross, a cross constructed of two firebrands, and
pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland
borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up
arms. --Sir W. Scott.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fiery cross
n.
A burning cross made of wood, historically used to rally troops.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
fiery cross
n.
A burning cross made of wood, historically used to rally troops.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
fiery cross
n.
A burning cross made of wood, historically used to rally troops.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
fiery cross
n.
A burning cross made of wood, historically used to rally troops.
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
fiery cross /fˈaɪəɹi kɹˈɒs/
1. tûzkereszt
2. véres kereszt
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