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Webster 1913 Edition
Fume
Fume
(fūm)
, Noun.
1.
Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek;
as, the
. fumes
of tobaccoThe
fumes
of new shorn hay. T. Warton.
The
fumes
of undigested wine. Dryden.
2.
Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control;
as, the fumes of passion
. South.
3.
Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
A show of fumes and fancies.
Bacon.
4.
The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
To smother him with
fumes
and eulogies. Burton.
In a fume
, in ill temper, esp. from impatience.
Fume
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fumed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fuming
.] 1.
To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor.
Where the golden altar
fumed
. Milton.
Silenus lay,
Whose constant cups lay
Whose constant cups lay
fuming
to his brain. Roscommon.
2.
To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.
Keep his brain
fuming
. Shakespeare
3.
To pass off in fumes or vapors.
Their parts are kept from
fuming
away by their fixity. Cheyne.
4.
To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.
He frets, he
fumes
, he stares, he stamps the ground. Dryden.
While her mother did fret, and her father did
fume
. Sir W. Scott.
To fume away
, to give way to excitement and displeasure; to storm; also, to pass off in fumes.
Fume
,Verb.
T.
1.
To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.;
as, to bleach straw by
; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room. fuming
it with sulphurShe
fumed
the temple with an odorous flame. Dryden.
2.
To praise inordinately; to flatter.
They demi-deify and
fume
him so. Cowper.
3.
To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor.
The heat will
fume
away most of the scent. Montimer.
How vicious hearts
fume
frenzy to the brain! Young.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fume
FUME
,Noun.
1.
Smoke; vapor from combustion, as from burning wood or tobacco.2.
Vapor; volatile matter ascending in a dense body.3.
Exhalation from the stomach; as the fumes of wine.4.
Rage; heat; as the fumes of passion.5.
Any thing unsubstantial or fleeting.6.
Idle conceit; vain imagination.FUME
,Verb.
I.
1.
To smoke; to throw off vapor, as in combustion.Where the golden altar fumed.
2.
To yield vapor or visible exhalations.Silenus lay, whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain.
3.
To pass off in vapors.Their parts are kept from fuming away by their fixity.
4.
To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.He fret, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
FUME
, v.t.1.
To smoke; to dry in smoke.2.
To perfume,She fumed the temples with an od'rous flame.
3.
To disperse or drive away in vapors.The heat will fume away most of the scent.