talipot

[ tal-uh-pot ]

/ ˈtæl əˌpɒt /

noun

a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.

Also called talipot palm .

Origin of talipot

1675–85; <Malay talipat ≪ Sanskrit tālapattra, equivalent to tāla fan palm + pattra leaf

Words nearby talipot

talipes equinus, talipes planus, talipes valgus, talipes varus, talipomanus, talipot, talisman, talk, talk about, talk around, talk at

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Example sentences from the Web for talipot

Talipot, tal′i-pot, n. an East Indian palm with fan-shaped leaves.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The library of the temple held many richly bound Buddhist books, written on leaves made from the talipot palm.
Travels in the Far East|Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
Deer-hides were pegged down to form a carpet upon the floors, and the walls were neatly covered with talipot leaves.
The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon|Samuel White Baker
In Orissa, till lately, writing was done on a talipot palm-leaf, on which the letters were scratched with an iron stylus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

The lines are either hemp, cotton, or the fibre of the talipot palm (Caryota urens), which is obtained by maceration.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for talipot

talipot

talipot palm

/ (ˈtælɪˌpɒt) /

noun

a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc

Word Origin for talipot

C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf

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单词	talipot
释义	talipot [ tal-uh-pot ] / ˈtæl əˌpɒt / noun a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental. Also called talipot palm . Origin of talipot 1675–85; <Malay talipat ≪ Sanskrit tālapattra, equivalent to tāla fan palm + pattra leaf Words nearby talipot talipes equinus, talipes planus, talipes valgus, talipes varus, talipomanus, talipot, talisman, talk, talk about, talk around, talk at Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for talipot Talipot, tal′i-pot, n. an East Indian palm with fan-shaped leaves. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various The library of the temple held many richly bound Buddhist books, written on leaves made from the talipot palm. Travels in the Far East\|Ellen Mary Hayes Peck Deer-hides were pegged down to form a carpet upon the floors, and the walls were neatly covered with talipot leaves. The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon\|Samuel White Baker In Orissa, till lately, writing was done on a talipot palm-leaf, on which the letters were scratched with an iron stylus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5\|Various The lines are either hemp, cotton, or the fibre of the talipot palm (Caryota urens), which is obtained by maceration. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for talipot talipot talipot palm / (ˈtælɪˌpɒt) / noun a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc Word Origin for talipot C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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