chap
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A small, painful crack on the skin often on a lip or hand caused by cold
- noun
- /tʃæp/
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grieta
- His hand is chap-hard, and the nails are rimmed with grease.
Examples
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In Tibet, the butter version keeps cold bodies warm and lips chap-free.
Blog text (17) -
The night before I receive the phone call that divides my life into before and after, my face swells in an allergic reaction to a skin cream, then blisters and chaps.
Fiction book (1999) -
In winter, my lips often chap because of the cold air.
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After spending time outdoors in the dry weather, I noticed my hands began to chap and feel uncomfortable.
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His lips started to chap after forgetting to apply lip balm in the chilly wind.
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How Chapped
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Etymology
Chap for a crack in the skin comes from an old word like chappe that meant 'a sore' or 'a split'. So picture your skin splitting in the cold — that image explains why a lip or hand can have a chap.