chafer

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who chafes.
  2. Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.
    — He who torments the Chafers sprite Weaves a Bower in endleſs Night
  3. A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
    — A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.
  4. A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.
    — Enter Mephoſtophilis with the Chafer of fire. / Meph. See Fauſtus here is fire, ſet it on.

词形变化

chafers plural chafers plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.
词源 2
From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.
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