chafing-dish

  • 11chafing-dish — n. 1 a cooking pot with an outer pan of hot water, used for keeping food warm. 2 a dish with a spirit lamp etc. for cooking at table. Etymology: obs. sense of CHAFE = warm …

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  • 12chafing dish — noun Any of several devices, involving a pan and a heater, used to warm food at the table, or to keep it warm …

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  • 13chafing dish — noun 1》 a cooking pot with an outer pan of hot water, used for keeping food warm. 2》 a metal pan with a spirit lamp, used for cooking at the table …

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  • 14chafing dish — noun (C) a container with a heater under it, used for cooking food in or for keeping food warm at the table …

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  • 15Chafing — Chaf ing, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. [1913 Webster] {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… …

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  • 16Chafing gear — Chafing Chaf ing, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. [1913 Webster] {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… …

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  • 17dish — n. food served in a dish 1) a favorite; main; side dish container for food 2) a chafing dish * * * [dɪʃ] main side dish [ container for food ] a chafing dish [ food served in a dish ] a favorite …

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  • 18Chafing — For the cooking utensil, see chafing dish. Chafing of skin Chafing when used as a nautical term describes the process of wear on a line or sail caused by constant rubbing against a hard, usually metallic, surface. Various methods are used to… …

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  • 19dish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plate, saucer, etc.; serving; recipe; (pl.) tableware. See receptacle, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Plate] Syn. vessel, bowl, platter, saucer, pottery, ceramic; see also china , plate 4 . Kinds of… …

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