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cheyla

cheyla is the obsolete form of chela.

Meaning of chela

Noun (1)

chela (plural chelae)

  1. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
    • It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other […]1646, Thomas Browne, chapter III, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 5

Noun (2)

chela (plural chelas or chele)

  1. A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism.
    • Nay, I had a disciple with me. He that was my friend at the Temple of the Tirthankers gave me a chela for this journey.1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim

Forms of cheyla

pluralcheylas

Questions about cheyla

What is cheyla the obsolete form of?
Cheyla is the obsolete form of chela.

Words near cheyla in the dictionary

  1. cheyders
  2. Cheyenne
  3. Cheyenne County
  4. Cheyenne Wells
  5. Cheyennes
  6. cheyla
  7. cheylas
  8. Cheylesmore
  9. cheyletid
  10. cheyletids
  11. Cheyletiella dermatitis

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