Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints. · To apply or offer incense to. · To emit fumes. · To pass off in fumes or vapours.
A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale. · A material that has been vaporized from the solid or liquid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state. · Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control. · Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
From Middle English fume, from Old French fum (“smoke, steam, vapour”), from Latin fūmus (“vapour, smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”). Doublet of thymus and thymos. More at dun, dusk, dust.
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This page abbreviates 4 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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