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pėrcėll|a'k I§ nm 1 short-lasting burst of flame 2 cracker toasted over hot ashes 3 [Fig] person who is and thin and pale as ashes 4 (Bot) butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) II§ adj 1 ashen-faced 2 smarting, stinging pėrcėll|i'm nm ger < pėrcėllo'·n, pėrcėllo'·het pėrcėll|i'mė nf 1 forest fire; fire with intense flames: blazing fire 2 forest showing scars of fire; burned-off meadow 3 heat given off by flames: scorching heat |