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wafer
/ˈweɪ̯fɚ/
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What does wafer mean?
noun
- A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
- A thin disk of consecrated unleavened bread used in communion.
- A soft disk originally made of flour, and later of gelatin or a similar substance, used to seal letters, attach papers etc.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.
verb
- To seal or fasten with a wafer.
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IPA pronunciation
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“The wafer is not dry yet,” said she, “and sure there can be no great harm--” She hesitated.
The proposition, and demonstration, were fairly written on a thin wafer, with ink composed of a cephalic tincture.
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She tore a little hole, about as big as a wafer, in the brown paper, and tried to peep in.
I seized some of the firewood which was by me, and holding out some of the Wafer, advanced on them towards the fire.
He procured some powdered sulphur and potassium chlorate, and placing each in a separate wafer he swallowed both with the aid of water.