1. (n.) A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in the plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering remains of a fire.

2. (a.) Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year; as, ember fasts.

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