Chaucer

English thumb|19th-century portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer Etymology From en enm Chaucer, from en fro chaucier hose-maker, hosier, from fro chauce chauces clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose. Compare the modern loanword en chausse. Pronunciation chôʹsər en /ˈt͡ʃɔːsə/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chaucer.wav Southern England en /ˈt͡ʃɔsɚ/ GA,non-cot-caught en /ˈt͡ʃɑsɚ/ GA,cot-caught,dialects of Canada en /ˈt͡ʃɒsɚ/ CA en /ˈt͡ʃoːsə/ SSB,AU,NZ en /ˈt͡ʃɔsəɾ/ Scotland en ɔːsə(ɹ) 2 en Chau cer Proper noun en rare medieval English Old French. Geoffrey Chaucer, a 14th-century English poet and author, best remembered for The Canterbury Tales; en by extension his works. 190 II After all, the English hostel owes much of its charms to Chaucer; our associations are of his haunting pictures—his delicate Lady Prioress, his comely young squire, with their pleasant interchange of tale and legend, rise upon the mind's eye in all the fascination of his vivid delineations. Derived terms en Chaucerese Chauceresque Chaucerian Chauceriana Chaucerianism Chaucerism Descendants hy Չոսեր 1 ja チョーサー Chōsā 1 cmn - 1 喬叟 ru Чо́сер 1 Translations 14th-century English poet Armenian: hy Չոսեր Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 喬叟 Qiáosǒu Japanese: ja チョーサー Chōsā Middle English: enm Chaucer, enm Chauser, enm Chawcer, enm Chaucere Russian: ru Чо́сер m Ukrainian: uk Чо́сер m en Individuals Middle English Alternative forms enm Chaucere Chauser Chawcer Etymology from enm fro chaucier hose-maker, hosier, from fro chauce chauces clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose. Pronunciation enm /t͡ʃau̯ˈseːr/ /ˈt͡ʃau̯sər/ Proper noun enm medieval English Old French enm rare Geoffrey Chaucer 14th-century English poet Descendants en Chaucer sco Chaucer References chaucēr n.(2) MED7332 2019-03-12 enm Individuals