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What (who) is Chafe - definition
CIVIL PARISH IN VIANA DO CASTELO
chafe
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[t?e?f]
¦ verb
1. make or become sore by rubbing.
(of an object) rub abrasively against another.
2. rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation.
3. become impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience.
¦ noun
1. wear or damage caused by rubbing.
2. archaic a state of annoyance.
Origin
ME: from OFr. chaufer 'make hot', based on L. calefacere, from calere 'be hot' + facere 'make'.
chafe
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I. v. a.
1.
Rub, injure by rubbing, wear by rubbing.
2.
Irritate, vex, annoy, fret, tease, gall, chagrin, provoke, ruffle, offend, nettle, incense, enrage, exasperate, anger, make angry.
II. v. n.
1.
Be rubbed, be worn by rubbing.
2.
Rage, fret, fume.
Chafe
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·noun Heat excited by friction.
II. Chafe ·noun Injury or wear caused by friction.
III. Chafe ·noun Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
IV. Chafe ·vi To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
V. Chafe ·vt To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
VI. Chafe ·vt To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
VII. Chafe ·vi To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to Fret; to be irritated.
VIII. Chafe ·vi To Rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
Wikipedia
Chafé
Chafé is a civil parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,841, in an area of 7.85 km2. It is located near the Atlantic coast, 7 km south of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 59 km north of Porto.
Examples of use of Chafe
1. Arabs and Europeans chafe at such clear–cut distinctions.
2. Howard Chafe, a spokesman for the Canadian troops in the area.
3. Chafe, a history professor at Duke University, writes about race and gender.
4. Years later, Greenberg and Matthews still chafe visibly at the mention of Sosin.
5. Jenna and Barbara Bush, 1' when their father became president, have been known to chafe at their Secret Service protection.