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Swinburne, T. R.

"A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil"

T.), _Travels in Kashmir, &c._, 1844;
(6) Hugel's _Travels_, 1845;
(7) Drew, _Jummoo and, Ktishmir Territories_; and
(8) Lawrence's _Valley of Kashmir_ 1895.
Budmash, A scoundrel.
Bund, An embankment or dyke to bank a river.
Burra, Big, or great.
Carnelian, "Flesh-stone"--for origin read Marryat's _Pacha of Many Tales_
Chakhoti,
Chandni Chowk,
Chaplies,
Chappar, Paddle with heart-shaped blade.
Chatris, The cenotaphs of the Maharanas of Mewar; they stand in a walled
enclosure between Udaipur and the railway station.
Chonar, _Plaianus Orientals_ or Oriental plane. This magnificent tree is
supposed to have been introduced into Kashmir by the Mogul Emperors. It
grows to a great size, one measured by Lawrence being sixty-three feet
five inches in circumference at five feet above the ground! There is a
very fair specimen in Kew Gardens, between the pond and the "herbaceous
border."
Chilas,
Chit, A note or letter, and also a character or recommendation, Every man
collects something, from pictures to tram tickets--the native collects
"chits." Like other collectors he will beg, borrow, or steal to improve
his store, and life is made a burden by the perpetual writing and
reading of these mendacious documents.
Chitor,
Chittagul Nullah, The next nullah to the south-west of the Wangat. The
village of Wangat is wrongly placed in it, according to the Ordnance Map.
Chondawats, A Rajput clan.


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