Chaucer
chau·cer
noun
1.
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
Origin
From Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), from chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”). Compare the modern loanword chausse.
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