betel

• The betel-vine grows here, and the leaves are used for chewing. —  Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics
• They chew betel-nut, males and females; and their teeth are always black, which is their ideal of beauty, and they use other materials to make them black and shining The worst vice of the Siamese is gambling; but it can be practised only in houses licensed by the government, though on certain holidays, New Year's in April especially, the people are privileged to gamble at home, or even in the streets. —  Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics
• The ceremonies last three days or more; and the principal observance is the chewing of betel, winding up with a feast to all the friends. —  Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics
• I don't think I should ever fall in love with a girl who chewed betel-nut. —  Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics
• The houses were of exactly the same type as those they had before passed, but in addition there were several of considerable size, whose sides were woven in striking patterns, while dense groves of cocoa, betel, and nipah palms added to the beauty of the scene Along the shore a dozen or two of boats were drawn up, while floating alone and doubled in the mirror-like water was a large prahu on whose deck several men were lolling about. —  The Rajah of Dah

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