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sandal-wood

sandal-wood is the alternative form of sandalwood.

Meaning of sandalwood

Noun

sandalwood (countable and uncountable, plural sandalwoods)

  1. Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.
  2. The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes.
    • You ſhall put in a little bag the Powder of Sandalwood with the aforeſaid well-ſcenting Spices, and heart-ſtrengthening Powders, and lay it warm upon the left breaſt.1680, T. K., The Kitchin-Phyſician; Or, a Guide for Good-Housewives in Maintaining Their Families in Health. […] , To cure the Palpitation of the Heart, page 70

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Questions about sandal-wood

What is sandal-wood the alternative form of?
Sandal-wood is the alternative form of sandalwood.

Words near sandal-wood in the dictionary

  1. sandak
  2. Sandakan
  3. sandaks
  4. sandal
  5. Sandal Magna
  6. sandal-wood
  7. Sandalan
  8. sandaled
  9. sandaliform
  10. sandaling
  11. sandalings

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