chafing

Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp.&p. p. {Chafed} 
   (ch[=a]ft); p pr.&vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to warm, 
   OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to 
   make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See 
   {Caldron}.] 
   1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to 
      stimulate and make warm. 
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            To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin. 
                                                  --Spenser. 
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   2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. 
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            Her intercession chafed him.          --Shak. 
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   3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable. 
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            Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to 
            prevent its being chafed.             --Sir W. 
                                                  Scott. 
 
   Syn: To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame. 
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Chafing \Chaf"ing\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] 
   The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by 
   rubbing. 
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   {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or 
      for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by 
      hot water; a portable grate for coals. 
 
   {Chafing gear} (Naut.), any material used to protect sails, 
      rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to 
      friction. 
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baldrib

Baldrib \Bald"rib`\, n. 
   A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and 
   destitute of fat. [Eng.] --Southey. 
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anxious

Anxious \Anx"ious\ ([a^][ng]k"sh[u^]s), a. [L. anxius, fr. 
   angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to choke. 
   See {Anger}.] 
   1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or 
      solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; 
      being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, 
      anxious for the issue of a battle. 
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   2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- 
      applied to things; as, anxious labor. 
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            The sweet of life, from which 
            God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. 
                                                  --Milton. 
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   3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. 
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            He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve 
            and at those who are eager for reform. --Macaulay. 
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   Note: Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., 
         before the object of solicitude. 
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   Syn: Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; 
        concerned; disturbed; watchful. 
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conductive

Conductive \Con*duct"ive\ (-d[u^]k"t[i^]v), a. 
   Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive 
   tissue of a pistil. 
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         The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly 
         conductive.                              --Goodale 
                                                  (Gray's Bot. 
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anil

Anil \An"il\, n. [F. anil, Sp. an[imac]l, or Pg. anil; all fr. 
   Ar. an-n[imac]l, for al-n[imac]l the indigo plant, fr. Skr. 
   n[imac]la dark blue, n[imac]l[imac] indigo, indigo plant. Cf. 
   {Lilac}.] (Bot.) 
   A West Indian plant ({Indigofera anil}), one of the original 
   sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye. 
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