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• santal
  santal

  noun

  sandalwood.
• 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.

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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.

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Etymology

Origin of santal

see origin at sandal ²

Example Sentences

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

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

Ta nuque est de santal sur les vifs frissons d'or.

From Memoirs of My Dead Life by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Some are fragrant oils, as, for example, clove, santal, and thyme; others are fragrant gums, such as gum bezoin and myrrh.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 by Various