santal
noun
santal
1 American
[san-tl]
/ ˈsæn tl /
noun
Santal
2
American
[suhn-tahl]
/ sʌnˈtɑl /
noun
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Santals,
plural
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Santal
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of santal
see origin at sandal 2
Example Sentences
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"The santal tree perfumes, when riven, The axe that laid it low."
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
Edward Dunsack recognized the scents that stirred from her, more Eastern and disturbing even than opium: there was a subtle natural odor of musk, the perfumes of henna and clove blossoms and santal.
From Java Head by Hergesheimer, Joseph
By a "phonetic" error, santal is often printed "sandal," and "sandel."
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
Otto of vitivert is procurable by distillation; a hundred-weight of vitivert yields about 14 oz. of otto, which in appearance very much resembles otto of santal.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
It consists of wash-leather steeped in ottos of neroli, rose, santal, lavender, verbena, bergamot, cloves, and cinnamon, subsequently smeared with civet and musk.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock
Joining that group this month is the luxury perfumer Le Labo, which is releasing incense in three of its popular home scents: Santal 26, Encens 9 and Ambroxyde 17.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
They’re not exact dupes, but in my opinion, they offer an even better version of the Santal 26 vibe.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2022
Consider gifting Goodies’ bestselling candle, the Santal, which some customers have called a satisfactory dupe of Le Labo’s beloved Santal candle, which would set you back $82.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Murmu, 64, who hails from the eastern state of Odisha and was governor of Jharkhand state from 2015-2021, is a member of the Santal ethnic minority, one of India’s largest tribal groups.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
A celestial milkmaid, such as those who danced with Krishna; not a Santal creation.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
Swords and arrows are the weapons of the Santals, simple hill folk in upper Bengal.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sun, the supreme god of the Santals.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
And this is the reason why Santals do not clean the hares they kill, but eat them entrails and all.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
A country in which according to their traditions, the Santals once lived.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
The stories and legends which are here translated have been collected by the Rev. O. Bodding, D.D. of the Scandinavian Mission to the Santals.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
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