Flash, vb. 1) to burst on the sight with a sudden blaze: “--ing fire will follow,” H5 II, 1, 56. Trans.: “it --ed forth fire, as lightning from the sky,” Ven. 348.
2) to shine, to dazzle the eye: “which --es now a Phoenix,” Tim. II, 1, 32.
3) to break out: “he --es into one gross crime or other,” Lr. I, 3, 4.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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