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wafer

wa·fer [ ˈwā-fər]

wafer

noun

[ˈwā-fər]

Definition of wafer

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a thin crisp cake, candy, or cracker

b : a round thin piece of unleavened bread used in the celebration of the Eucharist

2 : an adhesive disk of dried paste with added coloring matter used as a seal

3a : a thin disk or ring resembling a wafer and variously used (as for a valve or diaphragm)

b : a thin slice of semiconductor (such as silicon) used as a base for an electronic component or circuit

wafer

verb

wafered; wafering\ ˈwā-f(ə-)riŋ \

Definition of wafer (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to seal, close, or fasten with a wafer

2 : to divide (something, such as a silicon rod) into wafers

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Snip a small corner from the bag and use chocolate to attach chocolate wafer pieces as ears, yellow candies as eyes, and red candies as noses.
— Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Chocolate Apple Cat Faces," 13 Sep. 2019
//Top wafers with half the cream mixture, making sure it is evenly spread.
— al, "Serve a meal inspired by Alabama’s 200-year history," 20 Aug. 2019
//The cream is layered with fresh raspberries and thin, crispy almond wafers, then topped with a toasted almond slices for flavor and texture.
— Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, "A peach melba ice box cake is refreshing, seasonal and all-around, well, peachy," 1 Aug. 2019
//The frozen custard comes in sundaes, concretes, cones, shakes and in sandwiches made with Oreo cookie or Nutter Butter cookie wafers.
— Ava Garcia, azcentral, "Four new restaurants will open at the Scottsdale 101 Shopping Center. Here's what to expect," 30 July 2019
//So the pair, along with Rice grad students including Doiron, worked to capture those emissions with wafer-scale films of closely packed carbon nanotubes.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Carbon Nanotubes Could Increase Solar Efficiency to 80 Percent," 25 July 2019
//Every part of the cake from Sweet Dreams Bakery of Dunn was edible, McGuire said — even the label made of sugar and wafer paper.
— Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, "Emily McGuire thought her husband ordered a box from Amazon for her birthday. Then she took a closer look," 25 July 2019
//Jennie and Jonathan Groff, a couple who own the Stroopie Co., which bakes Dutch stroopwafels — thick wafers stuffed with caramel — not only employ refugees but also host English classes in their bakery, Lancaster Sweet Shoppe.
— Priya Krishna, New York Times, "A Global Feast in an Unlikely Spot: Lancaster, Pa.," 23 July 2019
//And the first course is novel yet always the same: a golden sphere with ‘Green Ball’ dianthus flowers tucked inside, made to present an uni pate sandwiched between two wafers.
— Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Shota takes the stodgy out of omakase dining," 20 June 2019
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
//Historic wafering iron designs indicate that, like today, the irons could be given as wedding gifts.
— Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From," 29 June 2017
//Historic wafering iron designs indicate that, like today, the irons could be given as wedding gifts.
— Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "These Beautiful Medieval Wafer Presses Are Where Waffles Come From," 29 June 2017

First Known Use of wafer

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for wafer

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French wafer, walfre, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch wafele waffle

Dictionary Entries near wafer

More Definitions forwafer

wafer

noun

English Language Learners Definition of wafer

: a thin, crisp cracker

: a round, thin piece of bread eaten during the Christian Communion ceremony

: a small, round, thin object

wafer

noun

wa·fer | \ ˈwā-fər \

Kids Definition of wafer

: a thin crisp cake or cracker

wafer

noun

wa·fer | \ ˈwā-fər \

Medical Definition of wafer

: cachet