night-firen.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtˌfʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˈfaɪ(ə)r/

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

Etymology: < night n. + fire n.

†1. An ignis fatuus, a will-o'-the-wisp. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > ignis fatuus

foolish fire1563

ignis fatuus1563

fool's fire1583

will-o'-the-wisp1596

night-fire1633

Dick-a-Tuesday1636

fatuous vapour1661

fatuus1668

draco volans1675

spunkie1727

fen-fire1814

fatuous fire1845

fatuous light1857–8

1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 161 Foolish night-fires,..Chases in Arras, guilded emptinesse.

1647 J. Mayne Serm. against False Prophets 31 Those erraticall, uncertain, wandring night-fires..which shine only to lead Travellers out of the way.

2. A fire that burns by night; a fire, esp. a campfire, lit at night to provide light, warmth, etc. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > other fires

moorburn1424

coal firea1450

commonty fire1573

moor-burning1610

stubble-firea1618

wheel-fire1662

night-fire1687

waterball1696

chip fire1795

neal-fire1813

bratchel1815

forge-fire1855

log-fire1878

electrical fire1900

slash fire1949

dumpster fire1957

chip pan fire1960

chip fire1985

1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 47 From night-fires let our stalls..be free.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II ii. lxx. 96 On the smooth shore the night-fires brightly blaz'd.

1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 15 Unsaid thoughts, Which prey upon the breast like night-fires on A heath.

1851 Zoologist 9 3125 Rough notes of a day's gleanings, scrawled by the light of the hissing night-fire.

1931 J. Mockford Khama xxxiv. 248 The discontented few huddled together closely around the night-fires of intrigue.

1959 Poetry July 241 I roasted your pheasants by my night fire.

1997 C. B. Divakaruni Mistress of Spices 203 Sitting in front of a night fire chanting the wellness songs, sprinkling in cornmeal that sparked as it burned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-fire
释义	night-firen. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtˌfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˈfaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., fire n. Etymology: < night n. + fire n. †1. An ignis fatuus, a will-o'-the-wisp. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > ignis fatuus foolish fire1563 ignis fatuus1563 fool's fire1583 will-o'-the-wisp1596 night-fire1633 Dick-a-Tuesday1636 fatuous vapour1661 fatuus1668 draco volans1675 spunkie1727 fen-fire1814 fatuous fire1845 fatuous light1857–8 1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 161 Foolish night-fires,..Chases in Arras, guilded emptinesse. 1647 J. Mayne Serm. against False Prophets 31 Those erraticall, uncertain, wandring night-fires..which shine only to lead Travellers out of the way. 2. A fire that burns by night; a fire, esp. a campfire, lit at night to provide light, warmth, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > other fires moorburn1424 coal firea1450 commonty fire1573 moor-burning1610 stubble-firea1618 wheel-fire1662 night-fire1687 waterball1696 chip fire1795 neal-fire1813 bratchel1815 forge-fire1855 log-fire1878 electrical fire1900 slash fire1949 dumpster fire1957 chip pan fire1960 chip fire1985 1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 47 From night-fires let our stalls..be free. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II ii. lxx. 96 On the smooth shore the night-fires brightly blaz'd. 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 15 Unsaid thoughts, Which prey upon the breast like night-fires on A heath. 1851 Zoologist 9 3125 Rough notes of a day's gleanings, scrawled by the light of the hissing night-fire. 1931 J. Mockford Khama xxxiv. 248 The discontented few huddled together closely around the night-fires of intrigue. 1959 Poetry July 241 I roasted your pheasants by my night fire. 1997 C. B. Divakaruni Mistress of Spices 203 Sitting in front of a night fire chanting the wellness songs, sprinkling in cornmeal that sparked as it burned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633
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