adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + flame. ] In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + lamellate. ] (Bot.) Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blamed p. pr. & vb. n. Blaming. ] [ OE. blamen, F. blâmer, OF. blasmer, fr. L. blasphemare to blaspheme, LL. also to blame, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n to speak ill, to slander, to blaspheme, fr. bla`sfhmos evil speaking, perh, for blapsi`fhmos; bla`psis injury (fr. bla`ptein to injure) + fh`mh a saying, fr. fa`nai to say. Cf. Blaspheme, and see Fame. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach. [ 1913 Webster ]

We have none to blame but ourselves. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring reproach upon; to blemish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She . . . blamed her noble blood. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

To blame, to be blamed, or deserving blame; in fault; as, the conductor was to blame for the accident. [ 1913 Webster ]

You were to blame, I must be plain with you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. blame, fr. F. blâme, OF. blasme, fr. blâmer, OF. blasmer, to blame. See Blame, v. ] 1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let me bear the blame forever. Gen. xiiii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Holy and without blame before him in love. Eph. i. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hurt; injury. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach; fault; sin; crime; wrongdoing. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as blameworthy.
Syn. -- blameworthy, blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Faulty; meriting blame. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Blame"ful*ly, adv. -- Blame"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bishop then must be blameless. 1 Tim. iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave. Mallet. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will be blameless of this thine oath. Josh. ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished; inculpable. -- Blameless, Spotless, Faultless, Stainless. We speak of a thing as blameless when it is free from blame, or the just imputation of fault; as, a blameless life or character. The others are stronger. We speak of a thing as faultless, stainless, or spotless, only when we mean that it is absolutely without fault or blemish; as, a spotless or stainless reputation; a faultless course of conduct. The last three words apply only to the general character, while blameless may be used in reverence to particular points; as, in this transaction he was wholly blameless. We also apply faultless to personal appearance; as, a faultless figure; which can not be done in respect to any of the other words. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a blameless manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being blameless; innocence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who blames. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. -- Blame"wor`thi*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. capillamentum, fr. capillus hair: cf. F. capillament. ] 1. (Bot.) A filament. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or filament, as of the nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kykla`minos, kyklami`s. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called rabbits' ears. It is also called sow bread, because hogs are said to eat the corms. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. desblamen, OF. desblasmer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + blasmer, F. blâmer, to blame. ] To clear from blame. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To disclaim; to expel. [ Obs. ] “Money did love disclame.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To divest of flame or ardor. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See File a row. ] A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the character of, or formed by, a filament. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Filament + -oid. ] Like a filament. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. filamenteux. ] Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The European band fish (Cepola rubescens). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To kindle; to inflame; to excite. [ 1913 Webster ]

And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF. flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr. flagrare to burn. See Flagrant, and cf. Flamneau, Flamingo. ] 1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. “In a flame of zeal severe.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Smit with the love of sister arts we came,
And met congenial, mingling flame with flame. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A person beloved; a sweetheart. Thackeray.

Syn. -- Blaze; brightness; ardor. See Blaze. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flame bridge, a bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5. --
Flame color, brilliant orange or yellow. B. Jonson. --
Flame engine, an early name for the gas engine. --
Flame manometer, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs. See Manometer. --
Flame reaction (Chem.), a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow, potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green, etc. Cf. Spectrum analysis, under Spectrum. --
Flame tree (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the Rhododendron arboreum in India, and the Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flamed p. pr. & vb. n. Flaming. ] [ OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also, flamer. See Flame, n. ] 1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze. [ 1913 Webster ]

The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame again. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor. [ 1913 Webster ]

He flamed with indignation. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the color of flame; of a bright orange yellow color. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a bright red perchlike fish (Apogon maculatus) found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters.
Syn. -- Apogon maculatus. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.
Syn. -- kniphofia, tritoma. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. plant of the Southwestern U. S. with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil. Its fleshy roots were once cooked by Indians. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Destitute of flame. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Flame + -let. ] A small flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flamelets gleamed and flickered. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Flammens L. Flamines [ L. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a strongly rhythmic and vigorous style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies, characterized by clapping and stamping of feet.
Syn. -- gypsy dancing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Mus.) a strongly rhythmic style of music originating in southern Spain, often improvisatorial, performed by itself, often on a guitar, or as an accompaniment to flamenco dancing. [ PJC ]

adj. not susceptible to burning; noncombustible; fireproof; -- of artifacts. Opposite of combustible.
Syn. -- flame-retardant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Mil.) a weapon that squirts ignited liquid or gelatinous fuel for several yards. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inflamed p. pr. & vb. n. Inflaming. ] [ OE. enflamen, OF. enflamer, F. enflammer, L. inflammare, inflammatum; pref. in- in + flammare to flame, fr. flamma flame. See Flame. ] 1. To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow. [ 1913 Webster ]

We should have made retreat
By light of the inflamed fleet. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though more, it seems,
Inflamed with lust than rage. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

But, O inflame and fire our hearts. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage. [ 1913 Webster ]

It will inflame you; it will make you mad. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. Addison.

Syn. -- To provoke; fire; kindle; irritate; exasperate; incense; enrage; anger; excite; arouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. 1. Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Having an inflammation in; -- of tissues; as, an inflamed appendix. [ PJC ]

n. The person or thing that inflames. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. (Anat.) Between lammellæ or laminæ; as, interlamellar spaces. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Lamer superl. Lamest. ] [ OE. lame, AS. lama; akin to D. lam, G. lahm, OHG., Dan., & Sw. lam, Icel. lami, Russ. lomate to break, lomota rheumatism. ] 1. (a) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle. (b) To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man. “Lame of one leg.” Arbuthnot. “Lame in both his feet.” 2 Sam. ix. 13. “He fell, and became lame.” 2 Sam. iv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect; as, a lame answer. “A lame endeavor.” Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lame duck (a) (Stock Exchange), a person who can not fulfill his contracts. [ Cant ] (b) An elected politician who is completing a term after having been defeated at an election; also, an office holder who cannot or chooses not to run again for the same office; -- So called from the presumed lack of political power of one who is soon to be out of office. (b) Any office holder who is serving out a term after a replacement has been selected. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lamed p. pr. & vb. n. Laming. ] To make lame. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you happen to let child fall and lame it. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to l. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Lamella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Lamellæ E. Lamellas [ L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet. ] A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lamellaire. ] Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellAE. -- adv. In thin plates or scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellae; lamellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Lamella. ] Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ NL. See lamella, and Branchia, Branchiate. ] (Zool.) An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc., now called Pelecypoda or Bivalvia. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ They usually have two (rarely but one) flat, lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the shell, whence they are called Acephala. Called also Conchifera, and Pelecypoda. See Bivalve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). -- n. One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf. F. lamellicorne. See Lamella. ] (Zool.) (a) Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of certain coleopterous insects. (b) Terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of antennae. -- n. A lamellicorn insect. [ 1913 Webster ]