haldin.
/ˈhʌldi/, Indian English /ˈhəlði/ East India.
The name in various East Indian vernaculars of the plant Curcuma longa, the tubers of which yield turmeric; also of the powdered turmeric itself.
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1832 G. A. Herklots tr. Customs Moosulmans 97 A day or two..before the application of huldee to the bride~groom.
1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 335 Hindus, who besmear their persons and clothes with a red dye called Huldee.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 905 A compound made with huldee, soap, etc.
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