chard

noun

1. (uncountable)An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.
2. (countable, uncountable)Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.
3. (countable, uncountable)Chardonnay wine.

   “Today you can order a glass of Chard almost anywhere, but in the 1960s it was relatively unknown outside of France. Can you imagine such a time?”

name

1. A town and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district, near the Devon border. The civil parish is named Chard Town, and served by Chard Town Council. (OS grid ref ST3208).

   “There was to be no official opening ceremony, but nevertheless the inhabitants of Chard were not going to neglect this opportunity for a bean-feast, for they were also to celebrate the demolition of the town's East Gate.”

2. A commune in Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
3. Synonym of Janvier South, Alberta, Canada, from the name of A. Chard.
4. A surname.

   “Three men got out and surrounded Mr Chard. They were police officers, and he was under arrest, charged with taking indecent pictures of his children under the Protection of Children Act 1978 (POCA).”