Definitions from the Web
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Noun
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Sense 1:
A traditional French pastry originating from the Savoie region, typically made with layers of puff pastry and a sweet filling, often containing almonds.
Sample Sentence:
The bakery offers a delicious challes filled with apricot preserves.
Amazon Search: Challes Pastry
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A type of lightweight, knitted fabric with a fine ribbed or textured pattern, often used for making dresses, skirts, or shirts.
Sample Sentence:
She wore a stylish challes dress to the party.
Amazon Search: Challes Fabric
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Verb
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Sense 1:
To deliberately tease or provoke someone in order to annoy or amuse them.
Sample Sentence:
He enjoys challesing his younger sister by hiding her toys.
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Sense 2:
(Local usage) To stumble or trip over something due to carelessness.
Sample Sentence:
I challesed over a loose floorboard and almost fell.
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