Defn: A pyrotechnic exhibition. [Obs. in the sing.]
Night before last, the Duke of Richmond gave a firework. Walpole.
FIREWORM
Fire"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; — called also cranberry worm.
FIRING
Fir"ing, n.
1. The act of disharging firearms.
2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Knight.
3. The application of fire, or of a cautery. Dunglison.
4. The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
5. Fuel; firewood or coal. [Obs.] Mortimer. Firing iron, an instrument used in cauterizing.
FIRING PIN
Fir"ing pin`.