noun
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the act of smearing oil, ointment etc. on the body.
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a lotion or paste smeared on the eye-lashes; a collyrium.
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any ingredient of the collyrium.
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an ointment with supposed magical powers.
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a coloured liquid used in pens for writing; ink.
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the part of the time from sunset to sun rise; night.
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fire.
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(myth.) the celestial elephant guarding the western quarter.
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the house lizard.
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the tree Hardwickia binata (=H. pinnata) of Caesalpiniaceae family.
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a piece of black cloth.
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name of a hill, now popularly known as Tirupati hills, in Andhra Pradesh.
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one of the arts of thieves in thieving, using magical ointments.