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  • English Word Chaff Definition The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.
  • English Word Chaff Definition To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
  • English Word Chaff Definition To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
  • English Word Chaffed Definition of Chaff
  • English Word Chaffer Definition One who chaffs.
  • English Word Chaffer Definition Bargaining; merchandise.
  • English Word Chaffer Definition To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate.
  • English Word Chaffer Definition To talk much and idly; to chatter.
  • English Word Chaffer Definition To buy or sell; to trade in.
  • English Word Chaffer Definition To exchange; to bandy, as words.
  • English Word Chaffered Definition of Chaffer
  • English Word Chafferer Definition One who chaffers; a bargainer.
  • English Word Chaffering Definition of Chaffer
  • English Word Chaffern Definition A vessel for heating water.
  • English Word Chaffery Definition Traffic; bargaining.
  • English Word Chaffinch Definition A bird of Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper finch.
  • English Word Chaffing Definition of Chaff
  • English Word Chaffing Definition The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter.
  • English Word Chaffless Definition Without chaff.
  • English Word Chaffwax Definition Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
  • English Word Chaffy Definition Abounding in, or resembling, chaff.
  • English Word Chaffy Definition Light or worthless as chaff.
  • English Word Chaffy Definition Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.
  • English Word Chaffy Definition Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers.
  • English Word Chafing Definition of Chafe
  • English Word Chafing Definition The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing.
  • English Word Chagreen Definition See Shagreen.
  • English Word Chagrin Definition Vexation; mortification.
  • English Word Chagrin Definition To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined.
  • English Word Chagrin Definition To be vexed or annoyed.