fume : Idioms & Phrases

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Cadet's fuming liquid

  • (Chem.), alkarsin.
Webster 1913

exhaust fumes

  • noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products
    exhaust; fumes.
WordNet

fumed oak

  • noun oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork
WordNet

In a fume

  • in ill temper, esp. from impatience.
Webster 1913

To tame away

  • to give way to excitement and displeasure; to storm; also, to pass off in fumes.
Webster 1913