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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Chafing (0.00992 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Chafing.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: chafe
garut, marah, melecetkan, melukai
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chafing
chafing
n : soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chafing
Chafe
\Chafe\ (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Chafed
(ch[=a]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.
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To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.
--Spenser.
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2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
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Her intercession chafed him. --Shak.
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3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
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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.
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Chafing
\Chaf"ing\, n. [See
Chafe, v. t.]
The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by
rubbing.
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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.
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