santon
Collocations
2VERB + SANTON
banished
SANTON + NOUN
chaldee
Definitions
noun
A Muslim holy man.
Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].
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).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].
WiktionaryAlso we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crêche.
Wiktionary