flamedadj.
/fleɪmd/, U.S. /fleɪmd/ 1. Aflame, burning.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective]
quickeOE
burningc1000
swealinga1023
tinded1297
alightc1400
flamed1413
alive1571
comburent1599
combustious1622
combustible1632
conflagrant1656
1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. viii. 55 A furnoys..alle flammed with fyre.
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 31 The..Greeks thee flamd citty with ruthlesse victorye ransack.
1634 W. Habington Castara ii. 50 A flamed dart shot from her eye.
2. Furnished with flames.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling flame > having flames
flamed1851
1851 E. J. Millington tr. A. N. Didron Christian Iconogr. I. 452 Wheels which are both winged and flamed..to express the extreme of velocity.
3. Of a tulip: Bearing flame-like marks.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of or having lilies > of tulips
flamed1665
tulip-like?1711
broken1731
Rembrandt1829
1665–76 J. Rea Flora 94 The flowers are..yellow..and some striped, feathered, or flamed.
1846 T. Hogg in J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 302 A..Tulip, is called flamed, when a broad irregular stripe runs up the middle of the petals, with short abrupt projecting points, branching out on each side.
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