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Chadar
Also called chadars, chador
In the Mughal garden, a sloping stone chute down which water falls from one terrace to the next, its surface carved in ridges, scales or zigzags to make the water sparkle; from the Persian for a sheet or shawl.
See also: Chini khana, Charbagh
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Gardens and Landscape.
A feature of Persian and Mughal garden architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Cavetto cornice · Cejiao · Cella · Centring · Chaitya · Charbagh · Chattra · Chevet