wafer
wa·fer
noun
3.
thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)
Origin
From Middle English wafre, from Anglo-Norman wafre, waufre (Old French gaufre), from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Low German wāfel, Middle Dutch wafel (“honeycomb”), West Flemish wafer. See also waffle.
Phrases
- Anzac wafer
- communion wafer
- Neapolitan wafer
- silicon wafer
- thin as a wafer
- vanilla wafer
- wafer ash
- wafer bread
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