Synonyms for wafer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : wey-fer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ fər |
Définition of wafer
Origin :- late 14c., from Anglo-French wafre, Old North French waufre "honeycomb, wafer," perhaps from Frankish (cf. Flemish wafer, altered from Middle Dutch wafel "honeycomb;" see waffle (n.)). Also found in Old French as gaufre, gofre "wafer, waffle." Eucharistic bread first so called 1550s.
- noun disk
- I go in with him, and as we are coming out, I ask him child-like for a wafer.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Neither were to be had, and he was fain to put up with a wafer.
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
- It was about as large around as a wafer, but somewhat thicker.
- Extract from : « Rollo's Experiments » by Jacob Abbott
- They give him a slice of bread a little larger than a dollar and as thin as a wafer.
- Extract from : « Holland, v. 1 (of 2) » by Edmondo de Amicis
- The frog was caught and killed, the wafer got back, and the girl recovered.
- Extract from : « Europa's Fairy Book » by Joseph Jacobs
- What were they doing when they lifted the wafer above their heads?
- Extract from : « Villegagnon » by W.H.G. Kingston
- When you shall have read it, be so good as to stick a wafer in it.
- Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
- A paper trimmer and mat cutter can be made from a wafer razor blade.
- Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various
- They celebrated at this time the festival of the wafer or cake.
- Extract from : « The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 » by Hubert Howe Bancroft
- For use, the paper is wetted where the wafer is to be applied.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
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