Chaucerian

[ chaw-seer-ee-uhn ]

/ tʃɔˈsɪər i ən /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Chaucer's writings: Chaucerian wit.

noun

a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer and his writings.

Origin of Chaucerian

First recorded in 1650–60; Chaucer + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Chaucerian

non-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjective, nounpost-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjectivepre-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjective

Words nearby Chaucerian

Chatterton, chatty, chat up, Chaucer, Chaucer, Geoffrey, Chaucerian, chaudfroid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse, chaulmoogra

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Example sentences from the Web for Chaucerian

Chaucerian and other Pieces, being a Supplementary Volume to the above.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
Even here, however, the piece still keeps the Chaucerian form and manner, and is only a kind of exercise.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury
Chaucerian scholars say that the Wife of Bath talked what we would call Irish dialect.
The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces|Joyce Kilmer
These are plain manly compositions in the seven-lined Chaucerian stanza.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various

Here is no affectation of Chaucerian words; the gold is not spotted with rust.
Amenities of Literature|Isaac Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for Chaucerian

Chaucerian

/ (tʃɔːˈsɪərɪən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer

noun

an imitator of Chaucer, esp one of a group of 15th-century Scottish writers who took him as a model

an admirer of Chaucer's works
a specialist in the study or teaching of Chaucer

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单词	chaucerian
释义	Chaucerian [ chaw-seer-ee-uhn ] / tʃɔˈsɪər i ən / adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of Chaucer's writings: Chaucerian wit. noun a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer and his writings. Origin of Chaucerian First recorded in 1650–60; Chaucer + -ian OTHER WORDS FROM Chaucerian non-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjective, nounpost-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjectivepre-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjective Words nearby Chaucerian Chatterton, chatty, chat up, Chaucer, Chaucer, Geoffrey, Chaucerian, chaudfroid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse, chaulmoogra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Chaucerian Chaucerian and other Pieces, being a Supplementary Volume to the above. Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)\|Geoffrey Chaucer Even here, however, the piece still keeps the Chaucerian form and manner, and is only a kind of exercise. A History of English Literature\|George Saintsbury Chaucerian scholars say that the Wife of Bath talked what we would call Irish dialect. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces\|Joyce Kilmer These are plain manly compositions in the seven-lined Chaucerian stanza. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various Here is no affectation of Chaucerian words; the gold is not spotted with rust. Amenities of Literature\|Isaac Disraeli British Dictionary definitions for Chaucerian Chaucerian / (tʃɔːˈsɪərɪən) / adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer noun an imitator of Chaucer, esp one of a group of 15th-century Scottish writers who took him as a model an admirer of Chaucer's works a specialist in the study or teaching of Chaucer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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