Bhil
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Bhil
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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His latest good work: uncovering the Bhil ladies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Bhil men sat cross-legged and impassive; the Bhil women stared at the odhnis through the eyeholes in their cloaks.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had some presents, he said, for his sisters, the Bhil women, and he flung open the suitcases he had brought with him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every Bhil woman would get one, announced Tantia, if she would swear by Kaladev that she would never hide her face again.
From Time Magazine Archive
And so on and so on—quick-poured showman's patter, sauced in the Bhil hunting-proverbs and tales of their own brand of coarse humour till the lancets were blunted and both operators worn out.
From The Day's Work - Volume 1 by Kipling, Rudyard
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