bindis

Noun (1)

bindi (plural bindis)

1. The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women.
   • Actually… a six-figure advance? What the hell, dudes, I'm donning a sari and bindi and penning a novel called, let's see, how about Manchesterstani? My old desi m8s the rude girls of Moss Side have never before been captured in fiction. Int dat da truth, rude girls?2005 November 14, Anita Sethi, “The curse of being labelled the 'new Zadie'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Synonyms:

   kumkum, pottu, sindoor, tika, tilak, tilakam

2. Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.

Noun (2)

bindi (countable and uncountable, plural bindis)

1. (Australia) The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.
2. (Australia) A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.
3. (Australia) Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.
4. (Australia) Any of various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.

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