ember Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
    coal.

WordNet

Em"ber noun
Etymology
OE. emmeres, emeres, AS. myrie; akin to Icel. eimyrja, Dan. emmer, MHG. eimere; cf. Icel. eimr vapor, smoke.
Definitions
  1. 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.
    He takes a lighted ember out of the covered vessel. Colebrooke.
Em"ber adjective
Etymology
OE. ymber, AS. ymbren, ymbryne, prop., running around, circuit; ymbe around + ryne a running, fr. rinnan to run. See Amb-, and Run.
Definitions
  1. Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year; as, ember fasts.

Webster 1913