ember

[ em-ber ]
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noun
  1. a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.

  2. embers, the smoldering remains of a fire.

Origin of ember

1
before 1000; Middle English eemer, emeri,Old English ǣmerge, ǣmyrie (cognate with Old Norse eimyrja,Old High German eimuria), equivalent to ǣm- (cognate with Old Norse eimr steam) + -erge, -yrie, akin to Old English ys(e)le ember, Latin ūrere to burn

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British Dictionary definitions for ember

ember

/ (ˈɛmbə) /


noun
  1. a glowing or smouldering piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire

  2. the fading remains of a past emotion: the embers of his love

Origin of ember

1
Old English ǣmyrge; related to Old Norse eimyrja ember, eimr smoke, Old High German eimuria ember

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