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    santal
    noun
  • Santal
    Santal
    noun
    a member of a tribal people who live mainly in the state of Bihar in northeastern India.

santal

1 American  
[san-tl] / ˈsæn tl /

noun

  1. sandalwood.


Santal 2 American  
[suhn-tahl] / sʌnˈtɑl /

noun

plural

Santals,

plural

Santal
  1. a member of a tribal people who live mainly in the state of Bihar in northeastern India.


Etymology

Origin of santal

see origin at sandal 2

Example Sentences

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The otto of santal is remarkably dense, and is above all others oleaginous in its appearance, and, when good, is of a dark straw color.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

The odor of santal assimilates well with rose; and hence, prior to the cultivation of rose-leaf geranium, it was used to adulterate otto of roses; but is now but seldom used for that purpose.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

Between the two stretched the island of Tuti, and at each end of the wall, on the White Nile as well as the Blue, Gordon had stationed a santal or heavy-armed barge, carrying a gun.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume II by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

Elle, dans les parfums de rose et de santal, Poursuit son r�ve d'or, d'azur et de crystal, D�daigneuse � jamais de la foule h�b�t�e.

From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur

"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