santal
noun
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santal
1 American
[san-tl]
/ ˈsæn tl /
noun
Santal
2
American
[suhn-tahl]
/ sʌnˈtɑl /
noun
plural
Santals,plural
SantalEtymology
Origin of santal
see origin at sandal 2
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
With a leaden sense of guilt, but in a fever of impatience, of haste, she stripped off the coarse hemp for her most elaborate satins, her santal and clover and carmine.
From Java Head by Hergesheimer, Joseph
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