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Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke)
ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of
tobacco. |
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Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control;
as, the fumes of passion. |
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Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit;
vain imagination. |
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The incense of praise; inordinate flattery. |
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To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical
action; to rise up, as vapor. |
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To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied. |
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To pass off in fumes or vapors. |
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To be in a rage; to be hot with anger. |
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To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors,
smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill
with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room. |
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To praise inordinately; to flatter. |
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To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor. |