Category:Spark

Spark, n. Etym: [oe. sparke, as. spearca; akin to d. spark, sperk; Cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, lith. spragëti, gr. sph 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 hte 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 Spark, n. Etym: [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 Spark, v. i.

Defn: to sparkle. [obs.] Spenser.

Spark Spark, v. i.

Defn: to play the spark, beau, or lover. A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is termed, Sparking, within. W. Irwing.