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Chard   /tʃɑrd/   Listen
noun
Chard  n.  
1.
The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use.
2.
A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks.





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"Chard" Quotes from Famous Books



... this day with a fish dinner. After dinner Mr. Thomas and I by water to London, where I went to Herring's and received the L50 of my Lord's upon Frank's bill from Worcester. I gave in the bill and set my hand to his bill. Thence I went to the Pope's Head Alley and called on Adam Chard, and bought a catcall there, it cost me two groats. Thence went and gave him a cup of ale. After that to the Sun behind the Exchange, where meeting my uncle Wight by the way, took him with me thither, ...
— Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete • Samuel Pepys
... was only natural that he should go amongst his friends for protection, and a curious story was told here about his narrow escape from his pursuers in this neighbourhood. He had stayed a short time with the Wyndham family, near Chard, when news came that his pursuers were on his track, and that no time must be lost, so he was sent to Coaxden, two miles from Axminster, to take refuge with the Cogan family, relatives of the Colonel Wyndham who took a leading part in securing his safe retreat. He had only just gone when the soldiers ...
— From John O'Groats to Land's End • Robert Naylor and John Naylor
... celery tops, lettuce, onion, Swiss chard, turnip tops, and other leaves employed as greens, water cress, etc., not only contain these vital elements, but they also exert a favourable influence on sluggish bowels and kidneys. They are low in caloric value, hence ...
— Diet and Health - With Key to the Calories • Lulu Hunt Peters


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