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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BLAZE, n. [Eng.to blush.]
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.
BLAZE, v.i. To flame; as, the fire blazes.
1. To send forth or show a bright and expanded light.
The third fair morn now blazed upon the main.
2. To be conspicuous.
BLAZE, v.t. To make public far and wide.
To blaze those virtues which the good would hide.
1. To blazon. [Not used. See Blazon.]
2. To set a white mark on a tree, by paring off a part of the bark.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" [syn: blaze, blazing]
2: a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" [syn: hell, blaze]
3: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" [syn: hell, blaze]
4: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" [syn: glare, blaze, brilliance]
5: a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" v
1: shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"
2: shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" [syn: blaze away, blaze]
3: burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"
4: move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" [syn: blaze, blaze out]
5: indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English blase, from Old English blæse torch; probably akin to Old English b?l fire — more at bald Date: before 12th century 1. a. an intensely burning fire b. intense direct light often accompanied by heat <the blaze of TV lights> c. an active burning; especially a sudden bursting forth of flame 2. something that resembles the blaze of a fire: as a. a dazzling display <a blaze of color> b. a sudden outburst <a blaze of fury> <went down in a blaze of glory> c. plural hell <go to blazes> <as hot as blazes> II. intransitive verb (blazed; blazing) Date: 13th century 1. a. to burn brightly <the sun blazed overhead> b. to flare up ; flame <inflation blazed up> 2. to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent <fields blazing with flowers> 3. to shoot rapidly and repeatedly — usually used with away 4. to proceed extremely rapidly ; blast <blazing down the highway> III. transitive verb (blazed; blazing) Etymology: Middle English blasen, from Middle Dutch bl?sen to blow; akin to Old High German bl?st blast Date: 1541 to make public or conspicuous IV. noun Etymology: perhaps from Dutch or Low German bles; akin to Old Norse blesi white stripe on an animal and probably to Old English blæse torch Date: 1639 1. a. a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal b. a white or gray streak in the hair of the head 2. a trail marker; especially a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark V. transitive verb (blazed; blazing) Date: 1750 1. to mark (as a trail) with blazes 2. to lead in some direction or activity <blaze new trails in education>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a bright flame or fire. 2 a a bright glaring light; the sun set in a blaze of orange. b a full light (a blaze of publicity). 3 a violent outburst (of passion etc.) (a blaze of patriotic fervour). 4 a a glow of colour (roses were a blaze of scarlet). b a bright display (a blaze of glory). --v.intr. 1 burn with a bright flame. 2 be brilliantly lighted. 3 be consumed with anger, excitement, etc. 4 a show bright colours (blazing with jewels). b emit light (stars blazing). Phrases and idioms: blaze away (often foll. by at) 1 fire continuously with rifles etc. 2 work enthusiastically. blaze up 1 burst into flame. 2 burst out in anger. like blazes sl. 1 with great energy. 2 very fast. what the blazes! sl. what the hell! Derivatives: blazingly adv. Etymology: OE blæse torch, f. Gmc: ult. rel. to BLAZE(2) 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a white mark on an animal's face. 2 a mark made on a tree by slashing the bark esp. to mark a route. --v.tr. mark (a tree or a path) by chipping bark. Phrases and idioms: blaze a trail 1 mark out a path or route. 2 be the first to do, invent, or study something; pioneer. Etymology: 17th c.: ult. rel. to BLAZE(1) 3. v.tr. proclaim as with a trumpet. Phrases and idioms: blaze abroad spread (news) about. Etymology: ME f. LG or Du. blazen blow, f. Gmc blæsan

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blaze Blaze (bl[=a]z), n. [OE. blase, AS. bl[ae]se, blase; akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch, Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf. Blast, Blush, Blink.] 1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame. ``To heaven the blaze uprolled.'' --Croly. 2. Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon! --Milton. 3. A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display. ``Fierce blaze of riot.'' ``His blaze of wrath.'' --Shak. For what is glory but the blaze of fame? --Milton. 4. [Cf. D. bles; akin to E. blaze light.] A white spot on the forehead of a horse. 5. A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark. Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze a settlement or neighborhood road. --Carlton. In a blaze, on fire; burning with a flame; filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated. Like blazes, furiously; rapidly. [Low] ``The horses did along like blazes tear.'' --Poem in Essex dialect. Note: In low language in the U. S., blazes is frequently used of something extreme or excessive, especially of something very bad; as, blue as blazes. --Neal. Syn: Blaze, Flame. Usage: A blaze and a flame are both produced by burning gas. In blaze the idea of light rapidly evolved is prominent, with or without heat; as, the blaze of the sun or of a meteor. Flame includes a stronger notion of heat; as, he perished in the flames.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blaze Blaze, v. t. [OE. blasen to blow; perh. confused with blast and blaze a flame, OE. blase. Cf. Blaze, v. i., and see Blast.] 1. To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous. On charitable lists he blazed his name. --Pollok. To blaze those virtues which the good would hide. --Pope. 2. (Her.) To blazon. [Obs.] --Peacham.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blaze Blaze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blazing.] 1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes. 2. To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze. And far and wide the icy summit blazed. --Wordsworth. 3. To be resplendent. --Macaulay. To blaze away, to discharge a firearm, or to continue firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blaze Blaze, v. t. 1. To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark. I found my way by the blazed trees. --Hoffman. 2. To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees; as, to blaze a line or path. Champollion died in 1832, having done little more than blaze out the road to be traveled by others. --Nott.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(blazes, blazing, blazed) 1. When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly. Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers... ...a blazing fire. VERB: V, V-ing 2. A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things. (JOURNALISM) Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night. N-COUNT: usu sing 3. If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright. (LITERARY) The gardens blazed with colour. VERB: V with n • Blaze is also a noun. I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour. N-COUNT: usu a N of n 4. A blaze of publicity or attention is a great amount of it. He was arrested in a blaze of publicity. ...the sporting career that began in a blaze of glory. N-SING: a N of n 5. If guns blaze, or blaze away, they fire continuously, making a lot of noise. Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around... She took the gun and blazed away with calm and deadly accuracy. VERB: V, V away 6. with all guns blazing: see gun 7. If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new. These surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims. = lead the way PHRASE: V inflects

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

blaz ("to publish"): Found only in the King James Version of Mr 1:45, for Greek diaphemizein, translated by the Revised Version (British and American) "spread abroad," as in Mt 9:31; 28:15.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Flame, flaming light, intense light, glow. II. v. n. Flame, burn with a flame. III. v. a. Publish, proclaim, blazon, make known, noise abroad, spread abroad, blaze abroad.

Moby Thesaurus

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