FIRE-DRESS
\fˈa͡ɪ͡ədɹˈɛs], \fˈaɪədɹˈɛs], \f_ˈaɪə_d_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]\
Definitions of FIRE-DRESS
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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An invention used as a protection against fire, with the view of enabling the wearer to approach, and even to pass through a fierce flame, to rescue lives or valuable property, or to use means for the extinction of fire. It consists of an exterior light armor of metallic gauze, and of an inner covering of a material which is a slow conductor of heat, such as wool, cotton, etc., immersed in certain saline solutions.
By Daniel Lyons
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