electric firen.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈfʌɪə/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈfaɪ(ə)r/,

/iˌlɛktrɪk ˈfaɪ(ə)r/

Forms: see electric adj. and n. and fire n. and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., fire n.

Etymology: < electric adj. + fire n. Compare slightly earlier electrical fire n.

1. The ‘electric fluid’; a glow or discharge attributed to this. Also figurative. Now historical.Following the use of the term by Benjamin Franklin in connection with his researches into electricity, it has often been associated with his name.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [noun] > assumed source of

electric fire1736

electric fluid1749

electrical fluid1750

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1736 S. Gray in Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 24 In Time there may be found out a Way..to increase the Force of this Electrick Fire, which, by several of these Experiments..seems to be of the same Nature with that of Thunder and Lightning.

1752 B. Franklin in Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) (1753) 47 565 From electric fire..spirits may be kindled.

1801 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. (new ed.) i. 23 As summer-clouds flash forth electric fire.

1834 W. A. Caruthers Cavaliers of Virginia I. xvi. 213 A long curtain of dark frowning clouds, heavily charged with electric fire, hung in portentous masses.

1893 J. H. Barrows Henry Ward Beecher i. 2 Arousing from his death-torpor and kindling for a moment with the old electric fire, he cried out, ‘I have fought a good fight.’

1906 G. F. Hoar Autobiogr. Seventy Years xiii. 218 The easterly cloud seemed suddenly to have been charged with an electric fire and a swift and resistless bolt flashed out.

1909 M. E. Kelly Poems 85 She cannot stoop—she cannot die—The electric fire is deep within.

1944 B. Jaffe Men of Sci. in Amer. ii. 31 The glass received more than its normal share of the electric fire and gave evidence of electrical properties.

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 270 ‘Phlogiston and Electric Fire-r-re,—’ cries the eminent Philadelphia, ‘if I'm not the Biter bi-i-t.’

2. An electric heater for mainly domestic use, esp. one that glows and gives out radiant heat.

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1907 Times Engin. Suppl. 29 Sept. 16/5 The electric fire, giving, as it does, real red heat, is certain to be very much in evidence this coming winter.

1921 Spectator 9 Apr. 455/1 A ‘Magicoal’ electric fire, a device which..deceives our short-sighted friends into believing that we are burning an unconscionable amount of the best coal.

1933 Sunday Referee 2 July 16/2 In the living-room is..a ply-wood built-in book-case, at one end of which is an electric fire.

1995 I. Rankin Let It Bleed (1996) iv. 30 Don't let me stop you. In fact, plug that electric fire in and I might even lend a hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electric fire
释义	electric firen. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈfʌɪə/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrɪk ˈfaɪ(ə)r/, /iˌlɛktrɪk ˈfaɪ(ə)r/ Forms: see electric adj. and n. and fire n. and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., fire n. Etymology: < electric adj. + fire n. Compare slightly earlier electrical fire n. 1. The ‘electric fluid’; a glow or discharge attributed to this. Also figurative. Now historical.Following the use of the term by Benjamin Franklin in connection with his researches into electricity, it has often been associated with his name. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [noun] > assumed source of electric fire1736 electric fluid1749 electrical fluid1750 fluid1751 1736 S. Gray in Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 24 In Time there may be found out a Way..to increase the Force of this Electrick Fire, which, by several of these Experiments..seems to be of the same Nature with that of Thunder and Lightning. 1752 B. Franklin in Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) (1753) 47 565 From electric fire..spirits may be kindled. 1801 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. (new ed.) i. 23 As summer-clouds flash forth electric fire. 1834 W. A. Caruthers Cavaliers of Virginia I. xvi. 213 A long curtain of dark frowning clouds, heavily charged with electric fire, hung in portentous masses. 1893 J. H. Barrows Henry Ward Beecher i. 2 Arousing from his death-torpor and kindling for a moment with the old electric fire, he cried out, ‘I have fought a good fight.’ 1906 G. F. Hoar Autobiogr. Seventy Years xiii. 218 The easterly cloud seemed suddenly to have been charged with an electric fire and a swift and resistless bolt flashed out. 1909 M. E. Kelly Poems 85 She cannot stoop—she cannot die—The electric fire is deep within. 1944 B. Jaffe Men of Sci. in Amer. ii. 31 The glass received more than its normal share of the electric fire and gave evidence of electrical properties. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 270 ‘Phlogiston and Electric Fire-r-re,—’ cries the eminent Philadelphia, ‘if I'm not the Biter bi-i-t.’ 2. An electric heater for mainly domestic use, esp. one that glows and gives out radiant heat. ΚΠ 1907 Times Engin. Suppl. 29 Sept. 16/5 The electric fire, giving, as it does, real red heat, is certain to be very much in evidence this coming winter. 1921 Spectator 9 Apr. 455/1 A ‘Magicoal’ electric fire, a device which..deceives our short-sighted friends into believing that we are burning an unconscionable amount of the best coal. 1933 Sunday Referee 2 July 16/2 In the living-room is..a ply-wood built-in book-case, at one end of which is an electric fire. 1995 I. Rankin Let It Bleed (1996) iv. 30 Don't let me stop you. In fact, plug that electric fire in and I might even lend a hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1736
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