tendu

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Definition of tendu

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
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noun

  1. A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
  2. Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.
    “[…]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die.”
    “More than 3 million workers are involved in the tendu leaf collection.”

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Etymology

From French tendu (“stretched”).

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