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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.

Flaming.

Superb, captivating, attractive. The French flambant. This word was originally applied to those persons who dressed themselves in rich dresses “flaming” with gold and silver thread. We now speak of a “flaming advertisement,” etc.

“Le velour, trop commun en France,

Sous toy reprend son vieil honneur,

Tellement que ta remontrance

Nous a fait voir la différence

Du valet et de son Seigneur,

Et du muguet chargé de soye

Qui à tes princes s’esgaloit,

Et riche en draps de soye, alloit

Faisant flamber toute la voye.”

Ronsard: Au Roy Henri II. (1546.)

Flame.

Fla’ming Swords.

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