- chippes
- (chi-p') s. f. plur.Rognures.Voy. chiper 2.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Thomas Churchyard — (c. 1520 ndash; 1604), English author, was born at Shrewsbury, the son of a farmer.LifeHe received a good education, and, having speedily dissipated at court the money with which his father provided him, he entered the household of Henry Howard,… … Wikipedia
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chiffe — (chi f ) s. f. 1° Chiffon à faire le papier. 2° Étoffe légère et de mauvaise qualité. Cela n est que de la chiffe. Fig. Un homme mou comme une chiffe, un homme très faible de caractère. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • [Que] Ses fils le nom de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
baffle — [16] The etymology of baffle is appropriately baffling. Two main candidates have been proposed as a source. The first is the medieval Scots verb bawchill or bauchle, meaning ‘discredit publicly’. This fits in with the way baffle was first used:… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Churchyard, Thomas — (?1520 1604) Born at Shrewsbury, in his youth Churchyard was attached to the household of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was a soldier and was taken prisoner several times and served under Lord Grey at the siege of Leith in 1560. In a poem… … British and Irish poets
baffle — [16] The etymology of baffle is appropriately baffling. Two main candidates have been proposed as a source. The first is the medieval Scots verb bawchill or bauchle, meaning ‘discredit publicly’. This fits in with the way baffle was first used:… … Word origins