chadman &c. See √1. chad
chadman n. (cf. Pāṇ. 6-4, 97) a roof ĀśvGṛ. iii, 8 Lāṭy. i, 7, 15
• external covering, deceptive dress, disguise, pretext, pretence, deceit, fraud Mn. MBh. R. Pañcat. iii, 15, 1/2 Ragh. xii, 2
• (in dram.) deceitful intelligence or tidings Daśar. i, 38
• cf. kūṭa-