Blaze-a-trail
Find a new path or method; begin a new undertaking. For example, His research blazed a trail for new kinds of gene therapy. This expression was first used literally in the 18th century for the practice of marking a forest trail by making blazes, that is, marking trees with notches or chips in the bark. [ Late 1800s ]
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a very bright orange, as on a traffic cone.
- Blazer
something that blazes or shines brightly. a sports jacket, usually a solid color or striped, having metal buttons and sometimes an insignia on the breast pocket, as one worn by a member of a club, school, or the like. a small cooking apparatus using as its source of heat a spirit lamp, hot coals, etc., […]
- Blazes
a bright flame or fire: the welcome blaze of the hearth. a bright, hot gleam or glow: the blaze of day. a sparkling brightness: a blaze of jewels. a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury: to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions; a blaze of glory. blazes, Informal. hell: Go to blazes! […]
- Blazing
burning brightly and with great heat, force, etc. of tremendous intensity or fervor: a performance of blazing ferocity. a bright flame or fire: the welcome blaze of the hearth. a bright, hot gleam or glow: the blaze of day. a sparkling brightness: a blaze of jewels. a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or […]
- Blazing-star
any of certain plants with showy flower clusters, as Chamaelirium luteum, of the lily family, or the composite plant Liatris spicata. a plant, Mentzelia laevicaulis, of the western U.S., having large, light-yellow flowers with many conspicuous stamens. Historical Examples The Biography of a Prairie Girl Eleanor Gates noun (US) a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium […]