单词 | chaffier |
释义 | chaffier in British Englishcomparative adjective chaffy chaff in British English 1 (tʃɑːf) noun 1. the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing 2. finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle 3. something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff) 4. the dry membranous bracts enclosing the flowers of certain composite plants 5. thin strips of metallic foil released into the earth's atmosphere to confuse radar signals and prevent detection Derived forms chaffy (ˈchaffy) adjective Word origin Old English ceaf; related to Old High German keva husk |
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