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Fire-fly. World English Historical Dictionary

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Fire-fly. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2022. Fire-fly [f. FIRE sb.]

1   1.  A lampyrid or elaterid insect which has the property of emitting phosphorescent light.

2 1658.  Rowland, Moufet’s Theat. Ins., 1019 (chapter title). Of the Fire-fly.

3 1756.  P. Browne, Jamaica, 432. The larger Fire-Fly. This insect is of an oblong form, about an inch or better in length, and moderately broad in proportion.

4 1814.  Cary, Dante’s Inf., XXVI. 31.        Fire-flies innumerous spangling o’er the vale, Vineyard or tilth, where his day-labour lies.

5 1880.  Ouida, Moths, II. xviii. 262. The guitar, though but a light thing, has passion in it; passion and tenderness and all the caress of love; and, to those who have grown to care for it under southern skies and summer stars, it speaks of love and sighs for it; it has told its tale so often where the fireflies flash amongst the lemon blossoms and the myrtle.

6   2.  attrib. and Comb.

7 1806.  Moore, Lake Dismal Swamp, ii.        And her fire-fly lamp I soon shall see,   And her paddle I soon shall hear; Long and loving our life shall be, And I’ll hide the maid in a cypress tree,   When the footstep of death is near.

8 1858.  Bushnell, Serm. New Life, 189. The lightning is, in fact, but a mere fire-fly spark in comparison.

9 1876.  Ouida, Winter City, vii. 183. Snatches of soft melodies, such as echo through the firefly-lighted corn.

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