santon
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 6
Definition of santon
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A Muslim holy man.
“Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].”
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noun
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A Muslim holy man.
“Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].”
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In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
“Also we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crêche.”
name
- A hamlet in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9312).
- A depopulated village near Santon Downham, in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8287).
- A parish of the sheading of Middle, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French santon, from Spanish santón.
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