tilakn.
/ˈtɪlak/ = tika n.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > adorning with patches > ornamental patches or spots > worn by Hindus
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society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > mark of identification > [noun] > mark assumed by or imposed on person > caste mark
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1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia ii. 27 Slender hands and feet new-stained With crimson, and the tilka-spots stamped bright.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Tilak.
1961 Spectator 3 Mar. 281 The traditional welcome with music and tilak (a red mark placed in blessing on the honoured guest's forehead).
1969 ‘R. Farre’ Beckoning Land xiii. 151 On his forehead was a tilak mark showing that he was a follower of Shiva.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia IX. 1009/1 Among Śaivas (followers of Lord Śiva), the tilaka usually takes the form of three horizontal parallel lines across the forehead, with or without a red dot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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