huldee

H4U1L1D2E1E1

noun

turmeric

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounhuldee (uncountable)
  1. Indiaobsoleteuncountableturmeric

    For yellow dyeing the cloth is steeped during two hours in a vessel containing half a seer of huldee and a tola of papur khar ground together.

    1870, John Matheson, England to Delhi: A Narrative of Indian Travel, page 477
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