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单词 caste mark
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Definition of caste mark in English:

caste mark

noun
  • A symbol on the forehead denoting membership of a particular Hindu caste.

    (印度人额上的)种姓标记

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His hair is oiled and groomed into a beehive topknot; his high, unfurrowed forehead is punctuated with a round caste mark.
    • The girl makes obeisance to her future husband three times and puts a caste mark on his forehead.
    • It is almost like an Indian caste mark, but in this case appearing as a troubling presence, permanently in her consciousness.
    • BBC English was not so much an imperial caste mark as a genuine lingua franca.
    • Like the Hasidim with their pales, or the Indian woman with her caste mark.

Definition of caste mark in US English:

caste mark

nounˈkas(t) ˌmärk
  • A symbol on the forehead denoting membership of a particular Hindu caste.

    (印度人额上的)种姓标记

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like the Hasidim with their pales, or the Indian woman with her caste mark.
    • His hair is oiled and groomed into a beehive topknot; his high, unfurrowed forehead is punctuated with a round caste mark.
    • It is almost like an Indian caste mark, but in this case appearing as a troubling presence, permanently in her consciousness.
    • The girl makes obeisance to her future husband three times and puts a caste mark on his forehead.
    • BBC English was not so much an imperial caste mark as a genuine lingua franca.
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