CHAUCERIAN, chä-s[=e]'ri-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Chaucer_, or like
him.--_n._ a devoted student of Chaucer.--_n._ CHAU'CERISM, anything
characteristic of Chaucer.
CHAUD-MELLÉ, sh[=o]d-m[=a]'l[=a], _n._ a fight arising in the heat of
passion: the killing of a man in such a fight.--Also CHAUD'-MED'LEY. [O.
Fr. _chaude-mellee_, hot fight. See MÊLÉE.]
CHAUFE, CHAUFF (_Spens._). Forms of CHAFE.
CHAUFFER, chaw'f[.e]r, _n._ a metal box for holding fire, a portable
furnace or stove. [See CHAFER.]