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ˈfire-proof, a.
[f. fire n. + proof a.]
Proof against fire; incombustible. spec. of paper.
a1638Mede Paraphr. 2 Pet. iii. App. Wks. (1672) iii. 618 That such as had departed out of this life not fully purged..should not be found fire-proof at that day. 1642Fuller Holy & Prof. St. ii. iv. 159 The one of brick fire-proof. 1823J. Badcock Dom. Amusem. 184 To render Wood Fire-proof..or..incombustible. 18..Moore Case of Libel x, A grim old dandy, seen about With a fire-proof wig. 1922Pulp & Paper Mag. Canada 15 June 494/3 Paper and board may be rendered partially fireproof by treatment with magnesium-sulphate solution. 1962F. T. Day Introd. to Paper 115/1 Fireproof papers... Most are made of asbestos or are suitably treated with standard solutions and recipes.
fig.1830Carlyle Misc. (1857) II. 152 Perennial, fire-proof Joys, named Employments.
Hence ˈfire-proof v. trans., to render proof against fire. fire-proofing vbl. n., (a) the action or process of rendering fire-proof or incombustible; (b) material for use in making anything fire-proof; (c) attrib.
1867A. Barry Sir C. Barry vi. 167 The ‘fire-proofing’ ordered by Government. 1883Pall Mall G. 13 Dec. 3/2 He carefully examined my fire-proofing work on the dome [of St. Paul's Cathedral]. 1884Health Exhib. Catal. 831 Models showing application of ‘Silicate Cotton’ for fire⁓proofing. 1887Pall Mall G. 29 Oct. 5/1 With the aid of electric light and all the fire-proofing appliances of to-day. |