pallu
/ˈpaluː/
noun 2name 1
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3ADJ.
covered, over
VERB + PALLU
pulled
PREP.
on, with
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noun
1
The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
She had pulled the pallu back over her head and her face.
Dressed in a simple grey cotton sari, her head covered with the pallu, she sat on a platform behind a table with a microphone.
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A son of Reuben according to Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14 and Numbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
noun
1
A genre of satirical Tamil poetry dealing with the life of a farmer and his wives and landlord.
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She had pulled the pallu back over her head and her face.
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Dressed in a simple grey cotton sari, her head covered with the pallu, she sat on a platform behind a table with a microphone.
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