FIRETAIL
Fire"tail`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European redstart; — called also fireflirt. [prov. Eng.]
FIREWARDEN
Fire"ward`en, n.
Defn: An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires; — called also fireward.
FIREWEED Fire"weed`, n. (Bot.) (a) An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. (b) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum).
FIREWOOD
Fire"wood`, n.
Defn: Wood for fuel.
FIREWORK
Fire"work`, n.
1. A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials that burn in some peculiar manner, as gunpowder, sulphur, metallic filings, and various salts. The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube filled with the combustible material. A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to make, when kindled, a great variety of figures in fire, often variously colored. The skyrocket is a common form of firework. The name is also given to various combustible preparations used in war.
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