BLAZE

I. noun see: bald Date: before 12th century 1. an intensely burning fire, intense direct light often accompanied by heat , an active burning, something that resembles the ~ of a fire: as, a dazzling display , a sudden outburst , hell , II. intransitive verb (~d; blazing) Date: 13th century 1. to burn brightly , to flare up ; flame , to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent , to shoot rapidly and repeatedly, to proceed extremely rapidly ; blast , III. transitive verb (~d; blazing) Etymology: Middle English blasen, from Middle Dutch blāsen to blow; akin to Old High German blāst blast Date: 1541 to make public or conspicuous, IV. noun Etymology: perhaps from Dutch or Low German bles; akin to Old Norse blesi white stripe on an animal and probably to Old English blæse torch Date: 1639 1. a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal, a white or gray streak in the hair of the head, a trail marker, V. transitive verb (~d; blazing) Date: 1750 to mark (as a trail) with ~s, to lead in some direction or activity