ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SANDALWOOD
Sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood.
Definition of sandalwood in the English dictionary
The first definition of sandalwood in the dictionary is any of several evergreen hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, esp S. album, of S Asia and Australia, having hard light-coloured heartwood: family Santalaceae. Other definition of sandalwood is the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery. Sandalwood is also any of various similar trees or their wood, esp Pterocarpus santalinus, a leguminous tree of SE Asia having dark red wood used as a dye.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANDALWOOD»
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Sandalwood Death: A Novel
This powerful novel by Mo Yan—one of contemporary China’s most famous and prolific writers—is both a stirring love story and an unsparing critique of political corruption during the final years of the Qing Dynasty, China’s last ...
2
A Scent of
Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics (Ginans)
Issued under a title drawing on an image from the poetry, this volume will appeal both to specialists and more general readers, including Indologists, scholars of Islam in the Subcontinent, students of Comparative Religion, Comparative ...
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The Sandalwood Tree: A Novel
Bursting with lavish detail and vivid imagery of Bombay and beyond, The Sandalwood Tree is a powerful story about betrayal, forgiveness, fate, and love.
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Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture
James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India.
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Merchant Prince of the
Sandalwood Mountains: Afong and the ...
Merchant Prince of the Sandalwood Mountains will give readers an in-depth account of one of Hawaii most intriguing personalities and the role of the Chinese in nineteenth-century Hawaii.
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Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture
Sandalwood and Carrion explores smell in pre-modern India from many perspectives, covering such topics as philosophical accounts of smell perception, odors in literature, the history of perfumery in India, the significance of sandalwood in ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
1866-1947 Zamin Ki Dost, 2010
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Ships, Furs, and
Sandalwood: A Yankee Trader in Hawai'i, ...
Charles H. Hammatt arrived in Honolulu in 1823 anxious to do business, not to save souls.
Charles H. Hammatt, Sandra Wagner-Wright, 1999
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The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia
When SANDALWOOD was found growing in the Pacific islands — a product that
always found a market in China where it was burnt as incense by Buddhist
acolytes— it became a prized item to western merchants. Traders — mostly
American ...
Brij V. Lal, Kate Fortune, 2000
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Gascoyne the
Sandalwood Trader
The Great Pacific is the scene of our story.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANDALWOOD»
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Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Yadav to clear air over 'snake-sandalwood …
Patna: With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's recent 'snake-sandalwood' remarks ruffling feathers of ally RJD, the CM visited RJD President Lalu Prasad late ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
Sandalwood firm sticks to forecasts
SANDALWOOD plantation operator TFS Corporation has re-affirmed its ... more than 1,500 hectares of new Indian sandalwood plantations during 2014/15. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
Sandalwood producer in WA buys pharmaceutical product makers
SANDALWOOD producer TFS Corporation will take over two US pharmaceutical companies developing sandalwood oil skin products in a deal worth $US23.4 ... «Courier Mail, Jun 15»
Sandalwood AD resigns amid controversy
The athletic director at Sandalwood High School has abruptly resigned following an internal investigation by the Duval County School Board. «WJXT Jacksonville, May 15»
Sandalwood, red sander timbers smuggled most: Government
Sandalwood and red sander timbers are smuggled the most in the country and the government expects to soon receive a state-wise inventory of such trees, ... «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
India police charged with murder of 20 suspected sandalwood …
Activists protest against two incidents of police killings, including an incident in which 20 suspected red sandalwood smugglers were killed. Photograph: Altaf ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Red sandalwood smuggling encounter: Operation not planned says …
Hyderabad, April 8: Battling all allegations that have termed the Chittoor encounter as unwarranted and fake, the Andhra Pradesh government has put up a ... «Oneindia, Apr 15»
Indian police kill 20 suspected red sandalwood smugglers
Police in India's Andhra Pradesh state say they have killed at least 20 suspected red sandalwood smugglers. The shooting came when loggers attacked police ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
Cops seize 10 tonnes of smuggled sandalwood
GURGAON: In a major haul, police seized 10 tonnes red sandalwood worth Rs 16 crores from a container near Subhash Chowk on Tuesday night. The driver of ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
Sandalwood worth Rs 4 crore seized, 2 held in Gurgaon
GURGAON: Sandalwood worth several crores was seized from a truck on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on Wednesday night. Two people were arrested and ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
