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82 Charieu, a liane in the jungle, producing a long big pod, set full of seeds of size of spanish dollars. The fruit resembles Peuteui only it is much larger. Entada monostachya.

Charirang, name of a large forest tree.

Charita, a relation, a tale, a story, ancient legend. Charita and Charitra, C. 195 a fixed institute, a proper or peculiar observance, an observance, a custom, a mode. (33).

Charitakĕn, to relate, to tell the story, to narrate.

Charulang, a gramineous plant with fine seeds upon it like pin's heads; it is sometimes eaten by man, but frequently given to cage birds. The head of the plant splits into 5 — 6 or 7 divisions, and each is covered with the seeds.

Chat, the idiomatic expression of climbing, or getting up anything as a tree, a hill, the top of a house &c. Up he went. Manuk chat ka luhur imah, the bird perched upon the top of the house.

Chat, Chinese, Paint.

Chatang, a log of wood; a tree which has been cut down, and had its branches lopped off.

Chatangan, said of running water. Chai chatangan, running water, river water, sweet water as distinguished from Sea water. Chatangan is properly like a Chatang or log.

Chato, a kind of bill-hook used by natives, a bedog with square, blunt end.

Chatok, to cut a piece of wood or other material so that there comes a step or hitch in it. To notch at the end.

Chatur, dry and clean. Said of land which after having been swampy or boggy in wet weather, has become dry and firm with the return of fine weather.

Chatur, Chess, the game of chess. Said to be Sanscrit. Chatu C. 196 cheating, deceiving, misleading. [Chatur is four; the name of the game of chess is in Skr. Chaturangga, the four parts (of an army), being elephants, war-charriots, horse and foot-soldiers. Fr.)

Chatut, Tweezers. The native has often tied to the corner of his handkerchief a variety of little conveniences called collectively Ambar-ambar, and the Chatut forms one of these, with which he pulls out any hairs which may be found growing on his face or chin.

Chaung, name of a fish in the rivers; he is a filthy greedy beast, and swallows all he finds floating, which in Indian rivers is often none of the nicest, as they serve the natives for Cloacae.

Chaur, that part of the weaving apparatus which fixes to the lower part of the back of the woman who weaves, so that when she sits back she streches the web into a proper position. (33) Charita, as a participle means also what has happened, id quod actum est; so it could be taken in the meaning of history, tale. Fr.