fire-kindlingadj.
/ˈfʌɪə ˌkɪndlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌkɪn(d)lɪŋ/ That kindles fire (in various senses).
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the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to Prometheus
Promethean1594
fire-kindling1674
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > setting on fire or alight > having quality of
combustive1653
incentive1667
fire-kindling1674
inflammative1730
inflammatory1757
conflagratory1831
fire-setting1833
incendive1959
1674 W. Loddington Quakerism No Paganism 41 Such Fire-kindling Books as this he hath now published.
1849 E. C. Otté tr. A. von Humboldt Cosmos II. 508 The fire-kindling Titan on the Caucasus.
1879 Globe (Atchison, Kansas) 29 Sept. The Monitor Cook Stove has the fire-kindling attachment.
1942 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 11 Oct. 1/7 Bombers..crept low through heavy anti-aircraft fire to drop fire-kindling explosives and incendiaries.
2003 O. Ette Lit. on Move iii. 78 A burning, fire-kindling discourse.
2015 D. M. Knipe Vedic Voices ii. 51 Another powerful statement of the bond between sacrificers and fires concerns the pair of fire-kindling woods (arani) kept safely wrapped together.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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