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Webster 1913 Edition
Chard
Chard
(chàˆrd)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
carde
esculent thistle.] 1.
The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use.
2.
A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chard
CHARD
n. The leaves of artichokes tied and wrapped all over, except the top, in straw, during autumn and winter. This makes them grow white and lose some of their bitterness.Chards of beet are plants of white beet transplanted, producing great tops, which, in the midst, have a large, white, thick, downy, cotton-like main shoot, which is the true chard.