aflare

Words with a similar base: aflare

'aflare'

[aflare.s.01] as in: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air

Examples:
ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her
flags aflare in the breeze

'aflare'

[ablaze.s.02] as in: lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Examples:
forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
even the car's tires were aflame
a night aflare with fireworks
candles alight on the tables
houses on fire

Origins

					aflare (English)
├── a- (English)
│   ├── a- (Anglo-Norman)
│   │   └── e- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │       └── ex- (Latin)
│   ├── a- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── a- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── ab (Latin)
│   └── ἀ- (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── flare (English)

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