chauffure, n.f., flaw (in iron or steel).

chaufour, n.m., lime-kiln.

chaufournier, n.m., lime-burner.

chaulage, n.m., (agri.) liming.

chauler, v.a., to lime; to steep wheat in lime-water previous to sowing it.

chaulier, n.m., lime-burner.

chaumage, n.m., stubble-cutting; time at which stubble is cut.

chaume, n.m., stubble; stubble-field; thatch; (bot.) culm, haulm. Être né sous le —; to be born in a cottage. Couvreur en —; thatcher. Couvrir de —; to thatch. Plein de —; stubbly.

chaumer, v.a. and n., to cut stubble.

chaumière, n.f., thatched house, cottage, cot.