embers
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bər noun
1.
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
2.
embers, the smoldering remains of a fire.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English eemer, emeri, Old English ǣmerge, ǣmyrie (cognate with Old Norse eimyrja, Old High German eimuria), equivalent to ǣm- (cognate with Old Norse eimr steam) + -erge, -yrie, akin to Old English ys(e)le ember, Latin ūrere to burn
before 1000; Middle English eemer, emeri, Old English ǣmerge, ǣmyrie (cognate with Old Norse eimyrja, Old High German eimuria), equivalent to ǣm- (cognate with Old Norse eimr steam) + -erge, -yrie, akin to Old English ys(e)le ember, Latin ūrere to burn
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| —n | |
| 1. | a glowing or smouldering piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire |
| 2. | the fading remains of a past emotion: the embers of his love |
| [Old English ǣmyrge; related to Old Norse eimyrja ember, eimr smoke, Old High German eimuria ember] | |
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Word Origin & History
ember
O.E. æmerge "ember," merged with or infl. by O.N. eimyrja, both from P.Gmc. *aim-uzjon "ashes" (cf. Ger. Ammern), from *aima- "ashes" + *uzjo "to burn," from PIE base *ai- "to burn." The -b- is intrusive.
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Example sentences
Keep in mind that strong winds can carry fire embers causing spot fires ahead of the original fire.
Artificial ashes and embers used in gas-fired fireplaces.
When they had reached the place they found only embers and ashes.
If you leave it near the fire too long, or tilt it at the wrong angle, you risk having it slide right into the embers.
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