I . v. a.
1.
Rub, chafe, wear ( by friction ), abrade, fray, gall, wear away.
2.
Vex, tease, irritate, gall, ruffle, provoke, nettle, affront, make angry.
3.
Annoy, worry, weary, harass, wear.
4.
Ripple, ruffle, agitate, roughen.
5.
Wear, wear away, gnaw into, corrode, cover with depressions.
6.
Variegate, diversify, ornament with raised or depressed work.
7.
Ornament with ~s or ~ting or ~work.
II . v. n.
Chafe, fume, rage, be vexed, be irritated, be chafed, be peevish, be ~ful, be angry.
III . n.
1.
Agitation, irritation, vexation, ~fulness, ~ting, peevishness.
2.
Herpes, tetter, ringworm.
3.
Fretwork, intertwined linear ornament, square raised ornament, key ornament.
4.
Ridge, raised line, whelk, wale.