fire-new

English

Adjective

fire-new (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Fresh from the forge; brand-new.
   • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

     Your fire-new stamp of honour is scarce current.

   • (Can we date this quote by Charles Reade and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     There are men that roll through life like a fire-new red ball going across Mr. Lord's cricket ground on a sunshiny day […]

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