Wild"fire (?), n. 1. A
composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to
quench; Greek fire.
Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and
hard to quench.
Bacon.
2. (Med.) (a) An old name
for erysipelas. (b) A disease of sheep,
attended with inflammation of the skin.
3. A sort of lightning unaccompanied by
thunder. [R.]
Wild"fire (?), n. 1. A
composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to
quench; Greek fire.
Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and
hard to quench.
Bacon.
2. (Med.) (a) An old name
for erysipelas. (b) A disease of sheep,
attended with inflammation of the skin.
3. A sort of lightning unaccompanied by
thunder. [R.]
