n. [ OE. emmeres, emeres, AS. &unr_;myrie; akin to Icel. eimyrja, Dan. emmer, MHG. eimere; cf. Icel. eimr vapor, smoke. ] A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in the plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering remains of a fire. “He rakes hot embers.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
He takes a lighted ember out of the covered vessel. Colebrooke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. ymber, AS. ymbren, ymbryne, prop., running around, circuit; ymbe around + ryne a running, fr. rinnan to run. See Amb-, and Run. ] Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year;
Ember days (R. C. & Eng. Ch.),
n. [ Cf. Norw. embergaas, hav-imber, hav-immer, Icel. himbrin, himbrimi. ] (Zoöl.) The loon or great northern diver. See Loon.
n. pl. Ember days. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]