firebrandedadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbrandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbrændəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: firebrand n., -ed suffix², fire n., branded adj.⁴

Etymology: In sense 1 < firebrand n. + -ed suffix². In sense 2 < fire n. + branded adj.⁴

1. Provided with firebrands.Only with reference to the biblical story of Samson's revenge on the Philistines (Judges 15:3–6), in which Samson destroys the Philistines' crops by allowing them to be overrun by foxes with burning torches tied to their tails.

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [adjective] > furnished with fire-brands

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a1661 T. Fuller in A. B. Grosart Poems T. Fuller (1868) 226 Sampson's firebranded foxes vext them sore.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 105 Who,..will see unpack'd Fire-branded foxes to sear up and singe Our gold and ripe-ear'd hopes.

1864 Illustr. London News 16 Apr. 375/2 It runs amongst us as swiftly as Samson's firebranded foxes.

2006 J. Conteh-Morgan tr. L. Sala-Molins Dark Side of Light iii. 113 Samson daringly used firebranded fox cubs against the Philistines.

2. Marked or branded by fire; Australian and New Zealand (of livestock) branded with a hot iron. Also of a mark: made using a hot iron.

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society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > [adjective] > branded

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1824 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 12 June A bay pony..having a fire branded P. marked on the near thigh.

1862 O. W. Holmes Songs in Many Keys 62 The long gray line that marks a garden-wall, And heaps of fallen beams,—fire-branded all.

1863 Wellington (N.Z.) Independent 2 July The defendant swears positively..that he saw the ram..on the 21st March last, and that at that time, it was not fire-branded.

1913 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 22 Nov. 9/6 The estimated annual loss to the Commonwealth on hides of indiscriminately firebranded cattle was £48,900.

2003 A. Jordan Dream of Freedom xvi. 105 He held in his hands the small wooden box with the fire-branded engraving around the edges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firebranded
释义	firebrandedadj. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbrandᵻd/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbrændəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: firebrand n., -ed suffix², fire n., branded adj.⁴ Etymology: In sense 1 < firebrand n. + -ed suffix². In sense 2 < fire n. + branded adj.⁴ 1. Provided with firebrands.Only with reference to the biblical story of Samson's revenge on the Philistines (Judges 15:3–6), in which Samson destroys the Philistines' crops by allowing them to be overrun by foxes with burning torches tied to their tails. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [adjective] > furnished with fire-brands firebrandeda1661 a1661 T. Fuller in A. B. Grosart Poems T. Fuller (1868) 226 Sampson's firebranded foxes vext them sore. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 105 Who,..will see unpack'd Fire-branded foxes to sear up and singe Our gold and ripe-ear'd hopes. 1864 Illustr. London News 16 Apr. 375/2 It runs amongst us as swiftly as Samson's firebranded foxes. 2006 J. Conteh-Morgan tr. L. Sala-Molins Dark Side of Light iii. 113 Samson daringly used firebranded fox cubs against the Philistines. 2. Marked or branded by fire; Australian and New Zealand (of livestock) branded with a hot iron. Also of a mark: made using a hot iron. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > [adjective] > branded inust1634 branded1652 burnt1652 flesh-branded1675 brand-marked1678 burnt-marked1705 firebranded1824 1824 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 12 June A bay pony..having a fire branded P. marked on the near thigh. 1862 O. W. Holmes Songs in Many Keys 62 The long gray line that marks a garden-wall, And heaps of fallen beams,—fire-branded all. 1863 Wellington (N.Z.) Independent 2 July The defendant swears positively..that he saw the ram..on the 21st March last, and that at that time, it was not fire-branded. 1913 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 22 Nov. 9/6 The estimated annual loss to the Commonwealth on hides of indiscriminately firebranded cattle was £48,900. 2003 A. Jordan Dream of Freedom xvi. 105 He held in his hands the small wooden box with the fire-branded engraving around the edges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1661
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