† fire-flawn.²

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., an element of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Apparently < fire n. + a second element of uncertain origin (perhaps a variant or alteration of either flair n.² or flathe n.). Compare fiery-flaw n. at fiery adj. Compounds 3 and later fire-flair n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2c.

British regional. Obsolete.

The common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca. Cf. fire-flair n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2c and fiery-flaw n. at fiery adj. Compounds 3.

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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > member of family Dasyatidae (sting-ray)

sting ray1624

sea-devil1634

fiery-flaw1684

fire-flaw1684

whip-ray1699

fire-flaira1705

devil fish1737

trygon1749

stingaree1838

sephen1854

sting-tail1872

fiery-flare1889

1684 R. Sibbald Scotl. Illustr. ii. iii. 23 Pastinaca Marina, the Fire or Fiery Flaw.

1788 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 44/2 [Paintings of fish in Fishmongers' Hall] 3. A beautiful large mackerel, May and June. 4. A fire-flaw, April. 5. A pope, most months.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	fire-flaw
释义	† fire-flawn.² Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., an element of uncertain origin. Etymology: Apparently < fire n. + a second element of uncertain origin (perhaps a variant or alteration of either flair n.² or flathe n.). Compare fiery-flaw n. at fiery adj. Compounds 3 and later fire-flair n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2c. British regional. Obsolete. The common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca. Cf. fire-flair n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2c and fiery-flaw n. at fiery adj. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > member of family Dasyatidae (sting-ray) sting ray1624 sea-devil1634 fiery-flaw1684 fire-flaw1684 whip-ray1699 fire-flaira1705 devil fish1737 trygon1749 stingaree1838 sephen1854 sting-tail1872 fiery-flare1889 1684 R. Sibbald Scotl. Illustr. ii. iii. 23 Pastinaca Marina, the Fire or Fiery Flaw. 1788 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 44/2 [Paintings of fish in Fishmongers' Hall] 3. A beautiful large mackerel, May and June. 4. A fire-flaw, April. 5. A pope, most months. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.²1684
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