a vertical fold of a dhōti (a long loincloth worn by many men in India) or sari (sire, a garment worn by Indian women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder).

a sīre or dhōti a part of which is folded vertically when worn.

such a fold.

the manner or way in which things are arranged; arrangement.

combination of shape, colour, sound, etc., that pleases the sight; beauty.

to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; to suspend.

a seasoning of food with sesame, curry leaves, asafoetida, etc. cooked in boiling oil.

to emit a pleasant scent or odour.

to give off unpleasant smell; to stink.

to prolong or remain unfinished (as an unpleasant work).

to make wet; to moisten.

to joint (two or more things, persons) together.

to become crooked or zigzag.

to become folded (said of clothes).

a vertical fold of a dhōti (a long loincloth worn by many men in India) or sīre (a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder).

a sari or dhōti a part of which is folded vertically when worn.

such a fold.

the manner or way in which things are arranged; arrangement.

combination of shape, colour, sound, etc., that pleases the sight; beauty.

a good-looking, handsome man.

a beloved man.

a courageous man.

any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc.; powder.

ashes of dry cow dung, used to smear on the body with the three fingers (forefinger, middle finger and ring finger of the right hand) as a sectarian mark.

a beautiful, charming woman.

a beloved woman.

a woman as related to a man whom she is married to; a wife.