(n.) The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use.
(n.) A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks.
Example Sentences:
(1) The smoky density of the mackerel was nicely offset by the pointed black olive tapenade and the fresh, zingy flavours present in little tangles of tomato, shallot, red pepper and spring onion, a layer of pea shoots and red chard, and the generous dressing of grassy olive oil.
(2) Leaf growth will slow with encroaching cold and decreasing light, but chard will generally manage to keep producing some harvest when fresh greens are sparse.
(3) A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between the risk of skin cancer and a high intake of fish (p = 0.05); vegetables in general (p < 0.001); beans, lentils, or peas (p < 0.001), carrots, silverbeet (Swiss chard), or pumpkin (p < 0.001); cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, brussel sprouts, or broccoli) (p < 0.001); and beta-carotene- and vitamin C-containing foods (p = 0.004).
(4) That said, I would definitely ask my mother to cook it, and offer a little of my help, as stuffed chard takes forever to prepare.
(5) Quinoa is the grain-like seed of a plant in the goosefoot family (other members include spinach, chard, and the wonderful edible weed lambs quarters ), and its appeal is immense.
(6) Type I hypersensitivity to Swiss chard was demonstrated by means of immediate skin test reactivity, specific IgE determination by RAST, basophil degranulation, histamine release test, and an immediate bronchial provocation test response to Swiss chard extract.
(7) Control mice fed soil-grown chard showed significantly lower kidney and liver concentrations of cadmium, i.e.
(8) The ability of lettuce and chard extracts to reduce the mutagenic activity of Benzo[a]pyrene was studied.
(9) Those caught on camera include estate agents from high street chain Winkworth, central London specialist Marsh & Parsons which advertises itself under the slogan “The Only Way is Ethics”, Domus Nova, Chard, and Bective Leslie Marsh which have been used by fashion designers and actors.
(10) Keith Heddle, managing director of Stanley Gibbons Investments, says: “Luxury and collectible coins are much more enjoyable to own than a share certificate or a unit in some fund.” Numismatics is the official term for coin collecting, and Lawrence Chard, director of Blackpool-based dealer Chards, recommends buying coins in the highest grades or best condition you can afford.
(11) We therefore acted entirely appropriately and in accordance with AML regulations and our own internal procedures.” The Guardian contacted Chard but it did not reply.
(12) Another €20 will get you a plate of salumi di Parma (cured ham, cooked shoulder of pork, salame, pancetta, lardo…) followed by fresh tortelli (pasta stuffed with squash or chard) at Trattoria Corrieri or Osteria dello Zingaro .
(13) Control animals were fed Swiss chard grown on unfortified soi.
(14) Men in white rubber boots cut chard in a field belonging to the farm.
(15) Photograph: Getty Images Chard is a wonder vegetable in terms of its ease of growth and abundance through the year.
(16) Leaves of 10 plant species, 7 with photorespiration (spinach, sunflower, tobacco, pea, wheat, bean, and Swiss chard) and 3 without photorespiration (corn, sugarcane, and pigweed), were surveyed for peroxisomes.
(17) Cadmium was taken up by the swiss chard (8.15 ppm, dry wt).
(18) Try the quelites (cooked leafy greens), acelgas (Swiss chard) or coliflór (fried cauliflower.)
(19) Courgettes, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, swiss chard, carrots and peppers need a 10-litre pot for a single plant (or maybe four carrots).
(20) Samples consisting of bulbs, and leaves and soft stalks (chard, parsley, spinach and lettuce) contained the highest levels of both metals.
Chare
Definition:
(v. t.) To perform; to do; to finish.
(v. t.) To work or hew, as stone.
(v. i.) To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs.
(n.) A narrow street.
(n. & v.) A chore; to chore; to do. See Char.
Example Sentences:
(1) But Clegg also says he is not going to be cowed into taking Cameron's vow of silence about Farage's assertion that he finds Britain unrecognisable and is uncomfortable at the lack of English spoken on commuter trains out of Charing Cross.
(2) A case analysis has been performed on 4000 successive outpatient referrals to one consultant neurologist, representing 72% of all referrals to Charing Cross Hospital and 82% to Hillingdon Hospital.
(3) No Southeastern trains will run into London Bridge or Charing Cross from December 24 to 28, apart from the Hastings service which will be diverted to London Bridge.
(4) Almost 30 minutes after the protest was due to end taxis still lined the roads around Charing Cross, beeping their horns continuously.
(5) The proposals would see TfL taking control of inner suburban rail services from London Bridge, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Moorgate, Victoria, and Waterloo stations, which TfL has said would improve journeys in and beyond the capital.
(6) A month or so into her stay, her French boyfriend came to visit, and it was after taking him back to Charing Cross station one Thursday evening that Marie's life changed irreparably.
(7) There were reprieves for A&Es at Ealing and Charing Cross, though Hunt warned they might be "a different shape or size".
(8) That won't get you into work from the suburbs, but if you are commuting into a central terminus like Liverpool Street or Charing Cross then a hire bike would take you the rest of the way.
(9) The children's waiting room at Charing Cross Hospital was opened on April 2 1973 as part of the Department of Paediatrics.
(10) He talks about shooting in "the disused tube platforms under Charing Cross in stygian darkness".
(11) The data pertaining to Irish specimens sent to the Lyme disease Laboratory at Charing Cross Hospital since 1986 is presented and discussed.
(12) A marked increase in the prevalence of bacteraemia due to Escherichia coli of serogroup O15 was noted during November and December 1986 at Charing Cross Hospital.
(13) Charing Cross Hospital provides facilities for the study of handicapped children in a normal nursery which forms part of its Child Development Centre.
(14) ",' which was held in Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London in February 1978.
(15) Eight patients with a verrucous carcinoma of the larynx have been seen at the Charing Cross Hospital between 1970 and 1985.
(16) At the Charing Cross Hospital (England) and Family Planning Association Clinics, 121 IUDs were examined after removal from patients.
(17) On Tuesday, Saatchi told the London Evening Standard , for which he is a columnist: "Although Nigella made no complaint I volunteered to go to Charing Cross station and take a police caution after a discussion with my lawyer because I thought it was better than the alternative, of this hanging over all of us for months."
(18) And in London … In the West End, Charing Cross Theatre (Villiers Street, 08444 930 650, tickets from £22.50) is reviving “Piaf”, a searing, soaring play of her life by Pam Gems that has won awards and played almost non-stop worldwide for 40 years.
(19) Two hundred and forty-five transaxillary arteriograms were attempted at Charing Cross Hospital between 1982 and 1991 on 195 arteriopathic patients (mean age 64 years) in whom the femoral route was contra-indicated due to absent pulses (94), previous surgery (108), femoral artery aneurysm (5), severe aorto-iliac disease (8) or previous failure by the femoral route (30).
(20) It’s making things impossible for independent businesses,” says Chris Amos, whose venue Manbar on Charing Cross Road closed recently following a dispute over noise levels.