santal
noun
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santal
1 American
[san-tl]
/ ˈsæn tl /
noun
Santal
2
American
[suhn-tahl]
/ sʌnˈtɑl /
noun
Santals,
plural
Santal
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of santal
see origin at sandal 2
Example Sentences
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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
"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
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
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
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
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
From the musky floral Another 13 and Western desert Santal 33 to elegant tea-inspired offering Thé Noir 29, my next signature scent awaits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
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
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
One day he was playing on it at a friend’s house and a Santal heard it and was so taken by its sweet tone that he came at night and stole it.
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
In a story told by the Santals of India, the daughters of the sun make use of a spider's thread to reach the earth.
From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Hartland, Edwin Sidney
Thus the man saved himself from the tiger and whether the story be true or no, it is known to all Santals.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
He says that the Santals are a highly developed race, and for ages have not used stone implements—except in this one nefarious convenience to him.
From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles
A country in which according to their traditions, the Santals once lived.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
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