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De - Pt| English Dictionary: chafing | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for chafing | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[amac]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chafed} (ch[amac]ft); p pr. & vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to warm, OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See {Caldron}.] 1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin. --Spenser. 2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. Her intercession chafed him. --Shak. 3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable. Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to prevent its being chafed. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Chafing \Chaf"ing\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot water; a portable grate for coals. {Chafing gear} (Naut.), any material used to protect sails, rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to friction. | |
