(p. 375) chala deception, deceit, fraud; dissimulation; a hoax, a deceptive trick, a stratagem; course (কথাচ্ছলে); form, shape ('বৃষ্টিছলে মেঘ কাঁদে'); a beck ('কথা কয় ছলে'); a pretext, a pretence, a plea (প্রণামের ছলে, ক্রীড়াচ্ছলে); a fault or failing, a defect (ছল ধরা). ছল করা v. to hide one's real feelings, thoughts etc. to give a wrong idea of them, to feign. ছল ধরা v. to find fault with, to cavil. ছল পাতা v. to lay a trap. ̃চাতুরি n. fraud and deceit. ̃গ্রাহী a. fault-finding, cavilling. n. a faultfinder, a caviller. ̃ছুতো n. faults and pretexts, pretexts and pretences; a negligible fault or defect; excuses (to explain or defend one's conduct etc.) ছলেবলে adv. by force or fraud, by hook or by crook. 31)
