2. Noun. (plural of ember) ¹
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Definition of Embers
1. ember [n] - See also: ember
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embers
Literary usage of Embers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Walden; Or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau (1893)
"I thus warmed myself by the still glowing embers which the summer, like a departed
hunter, had left. When I came to build my chimney I studied masonry. ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"The embers, and above them stretch'd the spits, 270 Raising them on their racks,
and sprinkling salt. When all was roasted and on platters placed, ..."
3. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"And when in flame the dying embers fall, On thirsty ash they pour the streams of
wine. ... embers ..."
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