charas

[ chahr-uhs ]

Origin of charas

1
1870–75; <Hindi: resin of the hemp plant

Words Nearby charas

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How to use charas in a sentence

  • charas states that the great physician gave it the name of hiera picra or holy bitter.

  • This assists fossilization to some degree, and fossil charas are not uncommon.

    Ancient Plants | Marie C. Stopes
  • The dose of charas is from ten to twelve grains made up into a pill, which is smoked like tobacco.

    An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal | Fancis Buchanan Hamilton
  • While we were in Nepal, a shopkeeper, who attended the camp, smoked so much charas that he died.

    An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal | Fancis Buchanan Hamilton
  • Usually they are from the recently deposited rocks, and the earliest true charas date only to the middle of the Mesozoic.

    Ancient Plants | Marie C. Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for charas

charas

/ (ˈtʃɑːrəs) /


noun
  1. another name for hashish

Origin of charas

1
C19: from Hindi

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