Fire of London.
A fire which broke out on September 2, 1660, at a house in Fish Street Hill. It burnt for four days and destroyed eighty-nine churches, including St. Paul’s, and over 13,000 houses.
Firebrand of France.
The sobriquet of John, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France (1390-1435).
Firebrand of the Universe.
Tamerlane, the great Tartar conqueror, was so called.
Fire-Eaters.
The extreme supporters of Slavery and States’ Rights in the Southern States of America were so called by their political opponents before the Civil War.
Firman.
An official edict of the Porte, issued in the Sultan’s name, though not necessarily bearing his signature.