| Spark (spark) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Spark |
| [OE. sparke, AS.
spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel.
spraka to crackle, Lith. spragëti, Gr. (?) a
bursting with a noise, Skr. sph(?)rj to crackle, to thunder.
Cf. Speak |
A small particle of fire or
ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
A small, shining body, or transient light;
a sparkle.
That which, like a spark, may be kindled
into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary
principle.
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A brisk, showy, gay man.
A lover; a gallant; a beau.
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To play the spark,
beau, or lover.
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To
produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when
revolving under the collecting brushes.
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