santal
noun
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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
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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 George William Septimus Piesse
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 George William Septimus Piesse
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
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 George William Septimus Piesse
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 Joseph Hergesheimer
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 Santal woman may carry as much as fifteen kilogrammes of ornaments on her body.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
Swords and arrows are the weapons of the Santals, simple hill folk in upper Bengal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Santali is an agglutinative language of great regularity and complexity but when the Santals come in contact with races speaking an Aryan language it is apt to become corrupted with foreign idioms.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas
It was to be expected that in the popular tales of a simple, unpolished people like the Santals, expressions and allusions unfitted for ears polite would be found.
From Santal Folk Tales by A. Campbell
He is said to be the ancestor of the Bir hors, or jungle Santals.
From Santal Folk Tales by A. Campbell
Santals are very much afraid of burial grounds; for dead men become bongas and bongas eat men.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas
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