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Chau⋅cer

  [chaw-ser]
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–noun
Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.
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Chau·cer   (chô'sər)   
English poet regarded as the greatest literary figure of medieval England. His works include The Book of the Duchess (1369), Troilus and Criseyde (c. 1385), and his masterwork, The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400).
Chau·cer'i·an (chô-sîr'ē-ən) adj. & n.
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Chaucer 
family name, from O.Fr. chaucier "maker of chausses," from O.Fr. chauces "clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose" (related to case (2)). M.E. chawce was a general term for anything worn on the feet.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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