Definition of Chappals

1. Noun. (plural of chappal) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chappals

1. chappal [n] - See also: chappal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chappals

chaplaincies
chaplaincy
chaplains
chaplainship
chaplainships
chapless
chaplet
chapleted
chaplets
chapman
chapmanite
chapmanites
chapmen
chappa
chappal
chappals (current term)
chapparal
chappati
chappatis
chapped
chappel
chappell
chappellane
chappels
chappess
chappesses
chappie
chappier
chappies
chappiest

Literary usage of Chappals

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "Untouchables" by Smita Narula (1999)
"They then have to mix the blood with cooked rice and run into the village fields without their chappals (slippers). The cleaning of the whole village, ..."

2. The Small Hands of Slavery: bonded child labor in India by Human Rights Watch/Asia (1996)
"These children make wooden heels for shoes, while the children from Rajasthan make the leather sandals known as chappals. Times of India. ..."

3. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency by Bombay (Presidency), Bombay (India : State), Bombay (India : Presidency), India (1884)
"... or chappals are occasionally bought and worn by the poor classes when their feet cannot bear the heat of the Bun while carrying head-loads of vegetables ..."

4. Gazetteer by Bombay (Presidency (1884)
"... or chappals are occasionally bought and worn by the poor classes when their feet cannot bear the heat of the sun while carrying head-loads of vegetables ..."

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