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Chela

noun
(in the sense of claw: pl. chelae)
1.
A Hindu disciple of a swami.
2.
A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods.  Synonyms: claw, nipper, pincer.






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"Chela" Quotes from Famous Books



... apricots, and turmeric, and wild ginger, and bannocks of flour, a devout woman can make good things, and it was a full bowl that the priest carried to the Bhagat. Was he going to stay? asked the priest. Would he need a chela—a disciple—to beg for him? Had he a blanket against the cold weather? Was the ...
— The Second Jungle Book • Rudyard Kipling



Words linked to "Chela" :   crustacean, pincer, nipper, claw, appendage, extremity, Hindu, Hindoo, member



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