Image:Deerfire.jpg|thumb|A wildfire
English
wikipedia
Etymology
wild|Wild + fire. In the Middle Ages, the term refered to w:Greek fire|Greek fire.
Noun
en-noun
- A rapidly spreading fire, often occurring in wildland areas, that is out of control.
- historical Greek fire, Byzantine fire.
- A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
- figurative Something that acts quickly and uncontrollably.
Quotations
1622, Thomas Dekker and Philip Massinger, The Virgin Martyr
:The. Do not blow,
:The Furnace of a wrath thrice hot already;
:�tna is in my brest, wildfire burns here,
:Which onely bloud must quench ...
1715, Floyer, Edward Baynard, Psychrolousia. Or, the History of Cold Bathing: Both Ancient and Modern
:Where are [...] the Aunts that do as much for their Nieces, and make them caper and sparkle like Wildfire?
1715, Francisco de Quevedo, The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo
:I slept very disturbedly, and had a quick high towring Pulse; had strange Flashes in my Blood, like Wild-fire, which I could percieve in my Face, Neck, Breast, and extream Parts.
Synonyms
forest fire
Derived terms
spread like wildfire
Translations
trans-top|uncontrolled fire
Korean: �� (san.bul)
trans-mid
Persian: �اد� �اب� اشتعا�
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See also
brushfire
bushfire
conflagration
References
1862, Martim de Albuquerque, Notes and Queries.
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