chapped
Pronunciation Adjective

chapped

  1. (of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.
    Synonyms: cracked, rough
    • 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
      […] his nose and his chubby cheeks were chapped and red with cold.
  2. (in combination) Having chaps, or jaws, of a specified kind.
    • 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
      this wide-chapped rascal
Translations Verb
  1. Simple past tense and past participle of chap



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