tilak
/ˈtɪlʌk
/noun
A mark worn by a Hindu on the forehead to indicate caste, status, or sect, or as an ornament.The youngest female member of the household leads the puja by applying a red tilak to all the other members of the family before everyone joins together in worship....
- When he emerged a few minutes later, he had a tilak on his forehead and some prasad in his right hand.
- At the entrance of the home, guests were received in the customary manner - a tilak on the forehead and a one-rupee coin in their palms.
Origin
From Sanskrit tilaka.
- be (or find oneself) in a minority of one
- be (or get) across something
- be (or get) dialled in
- be (or get) lost in the shuffle
- be (or get) mixed up in
- be (or get) mixed up with
- be (or get) shut of
- be (or go) on the lash
- be (or go) on the piss
- be (or go) on the shicker
- be (or have a) down on
- be (or have something) written all over one (or one's face)
- be (or look) a picture
- be (or make) friends with
- be (or make) so bold (as to do something)
- be (or put oneself) in another person's shoes
- be (or stand) in awe of
- Beothuk
- be out of here (or there)
- be out of (or have gone out with) the ark
- be out on one's ear
- be over
- Beowulf
- be part and parcel of
- be party (or a party) to