soihtu — meaning in English

English meaning

• firebrand noun A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
• flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
• torch noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.

Senses

soihtu is used for these senses in English:

• asphodel Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
• firebrand A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
• flare A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

firebrand — full definition

1. noun A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
2. noun An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

flare — full definition

1. noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
2. verb To burn brightly and suddenly, or to suddenly intensify.
3. verb To widen gradually outward, especially describing trousers or a shape.

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