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chappal|ˈtʃæpəl, ˈtʃap-|
Pl. -s, chapplis, -ies.
[Hindi.]
An Indian sandal, usu. of leather.
1893E. F. Knight Where Three Empires Meet 52 Like many Englishmen who visit Kashmir, I soon became converted to the native grass shoes and chaplies. 1936J. Nehru Autobiogr. xxx. 223 A new pair of chappals (leather sandals). 1966J. & R. Godden Two under Indian Sun vii. 156 Chapplis, the Kashmiri leather sandal that has an inner laced boot of soft chamois leather. 1968H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote hunts Peacock iv. 45 A pair of Indian-made chappals, the imprint of the toes of the girl..worn deep into the..dark leather. 1969Femina (Bombay) 26 Dec. 15/2 What I really did was to wear my old Hawaii chappals, with the sari trailing two inches on the ground—very graceful. |