bindi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of bindi
Hindi
Example Sentences
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She says she once confronted a white girl wearing a bindi, who did not know its significance to Hindus as a third eye and thought it was just a "pretty" decoration.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
Prior to that, in the 1990s, the ska artist turned pop star often wore a Hindu bindi and styled her hair in South African Bantu knots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
Dressed in a peach-colored silk sari, with a big red bindi on her forehead and a delicate gold chain around her neck, she appeared glowing.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2021
Flowers, notes and candles amassed Sunday at a mural in central Dublin, the portrait of a bright-eyed young Indian woman, a bindi on her forehead, smiling out from behind the word “YES.”
From New York Times ● May 27, 2018
She even had little gold earrings dangling from her ears and a green jeweled bindi on her forehead.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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