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Webster 1913 Edition
Soorma
Soor′ma
,Noun.
[Hind. & Per.
surma
.] A preparation of antimony with which Mohammedan men anoint their eyelids.
Definition 2024
soorma
soorma
English
Noun
soorma (uncountable)
- A preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids.
- 1867, Transactions: Volume 5, page 178:
- It is incumbent on the Mussulman that he should stain the crevices of his teeth black with the soorma […]
- 1867, Transactions: Volume 5, page 178:
References
- soorma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913