/ · 1894 Brewer’s · F · Fume
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In a fume. In ill-temper, especially from impatience. The French say, “Fumer sans tabac; Fumer sans pipe” (to put oneself into a rage). Smoking with rage, or rather with the ineffectual vapour of anger.
“A! Rignot, il est courageulx
Pour un homme avantureulx
Et terrible quant il se fume.”
LʹAventureulx (a farce).
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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