chafe

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1. 1.To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. Her intercession chafed him. Shak.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. Made its great boughs chafe together. Longfellow. The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. Shak.
4. 4.To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
5. 5.To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. Spenser. He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter. Shak.
6. 6.Heat excited by friction.
7. 7.Injury or wear caused by friction.
8. 8.Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall. Camden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. Her intercession chafed him. Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. Made its great boughs chafe together. Longfellow. The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. Shak called?
• What is to be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes called?
• What is to have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. Spenser. He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter. Shak called?
• What is vexation; irritation of mind; rage. The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall. Camden called?