chattan.
/ˈtʃatə//ˈtʃɑːtə/ Anglo-Indian.
1. An umbrella (in India).
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > parasol or protection against sun > [noun]
fannell1555
umbrella1611
tiresol1613
parasol1660
chatta1796
sunshade1798
parasolette1842
en tout cas1874
1796 Ann. Rev. (1803) 1 212/2 Two bearers, who..carry a chatta.
1829 G. C. Mundy Pen & Pencil Sketches (1832) II. iii. 158 I therefore ordered my chair, my Chattah, *and my telescope.
1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. xxvi. 287 Gold chatta chiefs..permitted to have a gold umbrella carried over their heads.
2. The Umbrella-tree ( Magnolia tripetala), a native of India.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > magnolias
sweet bay1716
umbrella-tree1739
swamp laurel1743
magnolia1748
tulip-tree1751
beaver-tree1756
tulip-laurel1766
champakc1770
cucumber-tree1784
mountain magnolia1785
swamp sassafras1796
laurel magnolia1806
beaver-wood1810
big laurel1810
yulan1822
chatta1834
cucumber1835
port wine magnolia1943
magnolioid1988
1834 H. Caunter Oriental Ann. v. 58 The chatta-tree is here so plentiful, that we made use of it as a standing umbrella.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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