flame (subs.) Copy link • flame (subs.): flamma: ruddy f.s, rutilae f., Ov.: to feed a flame, alere f., Quint.: to quench a f., f. exstinguere, Ov.: to fan a f., f. exsuscitare aura, Ov. Fig.: the f. of love, amoris f., Cic. Verr. 5, 35, 92: stripling worthy of a better f., digne, puer, meliore f., Hor. Od. 1, 27, 20: he caught the f. in all his heart, cuncto concepit pectore f., Cat. 64, 92: the f. of civil discord, f. civilis discordiae, Cic. Dimin. flammula, a small f., as of a candle, Col. (appy. not used fig.). Phr.: to be in f.s, ardere, flagrare: v. to burn.