non-flamadj.n.

Brit.

/nɒnˈflam/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnˈflæm/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: non-flammable adj.

Etymology: Shortened < non-flammable adj.

Chiefly British.

A. adj.

= non-flammable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > quality of being incombustible > [adjective]

incombustible1471

uncombustible1576

inconsumable1646

incremable1646

uninflammable1666

unconsumable1670

non-inflammable1817

non-flammable1852

unburnable1881

non-flam1906

1906 Chambers's Jrnl. 24 Nov. 831/2 A British firm, the patentees of ‘Non-Flam’ goods, of Aytoun Street, Manchester, points out that however efficacious Professor Doremus's prescription may be, it will need to be applied to the curtains every time they are washed.

1927 Daily Tel. 25 Oct. 14 In France from Jan. 1 next no celluloid film may be used unless made from this so-called ‘non-flam’ film.

1968 Punch 17 Jan. 77/2 (caption) You've sure got a point there, Senator—non-flam draft cards.

1992 Evening Standard 28 Sept. 53 (table) DIY job: use non-flam materials such as foam, split-tube rubber or felt strip.

B. n.

A thing or substance that is not flammable; (also) a process which renders something not flammable. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > quality of being incombustible > [noun] > substance

incombustible1807

non-flam1908

1908 Daily Chron. 20 Oct. 3/6 It would be a good thing if the Government would..prohibit the use of any but ‘non-flam’ or other permanently incombustible flannelette for infants' garments.

1909 Daily Chron. 27 Feb. 4/7 ‘Non-Flam’..will not flare when brought into contact with fire.

1931 Proc. Royal Soc. 1930–31 A. 130 p. xi Excepting..in connection with ‘non-flam’, a process for rendering fabrics non-inflammable, it is probable that his name never appeared on a patent specification.

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

单词	non-flam
释义	non-flamadj.n. Brit. /nɒnˈflam/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˈflæm/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: non-flammable adj. Etymology: Shortened < non-flammable adj. Chiefly British. A. adj. = non-flammable adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > quality of being incombustible > [adjective] incombustible1471 uncombustible1576 inconsumable1646 incremable1646 uninflammable1666 unconsumable1670 non-inflammable1817 non-flammable1852 unburnable1881 non-flam1906 1906 Chambers's Jrnl. 24 Nov. 831/2 A British firm, the patentees of ‘Non-Flam’ goods, of Aytoun Street, Manchester, points out that however efficacious Professor Doremus's prescription may be, it will need to be applied to the curtains every time they are washed. 1927 Daily Tel. 25 Oct. 14 In France from Jan. 1 next no celluloid film may be used unless made from this so-called ‘non-flam’ film. 1968 Punch 17 Jan. 77/2 (caption) You've sure got a point there, Senator—non-flam draft cards. 1992 Evening Standard 28 Sept. 53 (table) DIY job: use non-flam materials such as foam, split-tube rubber or felt strip. B. n. A thing or substance that is not flammable; (also) a process which renders something not flammable. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > quality of being incombustible > [noun] > substance incombustible1807 non-flam1908 1908 Daily Chron. 20 Oct. 3/6 It would be a good thing if the Government would..prohibit the use of any but ‘non-flam’ or other permanently incombustible flannelette for infants' garments. 1909 Daily Chron. 27 Feb. 4/7 ‘Non-Flam’..will not flare when brought into contact with fire. 1931 Proc. Royal Soc. 1930–31 A. 130 p. xi Excepting..in connection with ‘non-flam’, a process for rendering fabrics non-inflammable, it is probable that his name never appeared on a patent specification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1906
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