fire iron (firiern)

[ Now he get is hym flint, His fyreirene he hent, And thenne with owt tene any stynt He kyndilt a glede. Sir Perceval , 1. 753 (Thornton Rom., ed. Hall i well). 2. pl . Utensils employed for managing a fire, consisting of poker, shovel, and tongs. fire-kiln (fir'kil), n . An oven or place for heating anything. Simmonds. fire-ladder (fir'lad"er), n. A fire-escape. fire-leaves (fir'lēvz), n . pl . A name given in some parts of England to the leaves of the plantain and devil's-bit, from the belief that they induce fermentation in newly stored hay. firele (fir'les), a. [ fire + -le .] Destitute of fire. The unsheltered, firele soldiers. firelight (fir'lit), n. The Century , XXIX. 295. 1. The light emitted by a fire, especially an open fire of any kind. Shadows from the fitful fire - light Dance upon the parlor wall. Long fellow, Footsteps of Angels. 2. Same as fire - lighter. fire-lighter (fir'liter), n. A composition of inflammable materials, as pitch and sawdust, used for kindling fires.