بیڑا

बीड़ा bīṛā(see bīṛī), s.m. A preparation of the areca nut with spices and chunam, etc. enveloped in a leaf of the betel plant (much used by the natives of India, and commonly presented by one to another in token of civility or affection.. It is also given in confirmation of a pledge, promise, or betrothal; and, among the Rājpūts, is sometimes exchanged as a challenge); betel, pān (ten bīṛas = one gilauṛī); quid of tobacco; cheroot or cigar;—tie, fastening; thong tied to the hilt of a sword by which it is retained in the scabbard; sword-knot; hilt of a sword:—bīṛāuṭhānā(-kā), To take up the gauntlet; to undertake to accomplish a business or affair; to take an enterprise upon oneself:—bīṛā ḍālnā(-kā), To propose a premium for the performance of a task (the custom was to throw a bīṛāinto the midst of an assembly in token of an invitation to the undertaking of some difficult or hazardous enterprise, and the person who took up the bīṛāthereby bound himself to perform the task in question):—bīṛāsāt pāṅ-kā, s.m. A bīṛāof seven betel leaves sent by the father of the bride to the bridegroom as a sign of betrothal.