damper
English
/ˈdæmpɚ/
noun
Definitions
- Something that damps or checks:
- (chiefly) Bread made from a basic recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
Etymology
Suffix from English damp (moderately wet).
Origin
English
damp
Gloss
moderately wet
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterdamp English
- bedamp English
- blackdamp English
- chokedamp English
- damp English
- dampable English
- dampen English
- damperless English
- dampish English
- damply English
- dampness English
- dampproof English
- dampsome English
- dampth English
- dampy English
- firedamp English
- overdamp English
- stinkdamp English
- underdamp English
- whitedamp English
- damp Middle English