Spark (?), n. [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.] 1. A small particle of fire or
ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly
upward.
Job v. 7.
2. A small, shining body, or transient light;
a sparkle.
3. That which, like a spark, may be kindled
into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary
principle. "If any spark of life be yet remaining."
Shak. "Small intellectual spark." Macaulay.
"Vital spark of heavenly flame." Pope.
We have here and there a little clear light, some
sparks of bright knowledge.
Locke.
Bright gem instinct with music, vocal
spark.
Wordsworth.
Spark arrester, a contrivance to prevent the
escape of sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used
in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called also spark
consumer. [U.S.]
Spark, n. [Icel. sparkr lively,
sprightly.] 1. A brisk, showy, gay man.
The finest sparks and cleanest
beaux.
Prior.
2. A lover; a gallant; a beau.
Spark, v. i. To sparkle.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Spark, v. i. To play the spark,
beau, or lover.
A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is
termed, sparking, within.
W. Irwing.
Spark, v. i. (Elec.) To
produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when
revolving under the collecting brushes.
Spark (?), n. [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.] 1. A small particle of fire or
ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly
upward.
Job v. 7.
2. A small, shining body, or transient light;
a sparkle.
3. That which, like a spark, may be kindled
into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary
principle. "If any spark of life be yet remaining."
Shak. "Small intellectual spark." Macaulay.
"Vital spark of heavenly flame." Pope.
We have here and there a little clear light, some
sparks of bright knowledge.
Locke.
Bright gem instinct with music, vocal
spark.
Wordsworth.
Spark arrester, a contrivance to prevent the
escape of sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used
in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called also spark
consumer. [U.S.]
Spark, n. [Icel. sparkr lively,
sprightly.] 1. A brisk, showy, gay man.
The finest sparks and cleanest
beaux.
Prior.
2. A lover; a gallant; a beau.
Spark, v. i. To sparkle.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Spark, v. i. To play the spark,
beau, or lover.
A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is
termed, sparking, within.
W. Irwing.
Spark, v. i. (Elec.) To
produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when
revolving under the collecting brushes.
