chaufour
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- chafer, chafir, chafour, chafoure, chafowre, chaffar, chaffire, chaffur, chafour, chaufere, chauffyr, chawfer, schawfour, shaufour
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chaufen + -our.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃau̯ˈfuːr/, /t͡ʃaːˈfuːr/, /t͡ʃaˈfuːr/
- (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯fər/, /ˈt͡ʃaːfər/, /ˈt͡ʃafər/
Noun[edit]
chaufour (plural chaufours) (Late Middle English)
- A chafer (vessel for heating water)
- A plate (for food preparation or service)
- (rare) A brazier.
- (rare) A warming ointment.
Descendants[edit]
- English: chafer
References[edit]
- “chaufǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman
- Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms suffixed with -our
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- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Kitchenware
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