chela
Collocations
4ADJ.
open, understood
VERB + CHELA
brushes, gave
CHELA + NOUN
journey, relationship
PREP.
between, in, into, on, with
Definitions
noun
A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other […]
The tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand.
noun
A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism.
Nay, I had a disciple with me. He that was my friend at the Temple of the Tirthankers gave me a chela for this journey.
In fact, Gilgamesh's instructions are still-valid directions from the guru to the chela.
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6It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other […]
WiktionaryThe tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand.
WiktionaryThe two brushes on each chela snap open into semicircular fans, forming fine-mesh baskets that passively filter water.
WiktionaryNay, I had a disciple with me. He that was my friend at the Temple of the Tirthankers gave me a chela for this journey.
WiktionaryIn fact, Gilgamesh's instructions are still-valid directions from the guru to the chela.
WiktionaryThe guru had insight. He understood his chela. The relationship between a guru and his chela was as a father to a son, as a whole person to a whole person, individual and unique.
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