Hindoo

Hindoo
Hindoo old anglicized form of HINDU (Cf. Hindu) (q.v.).

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  • Hindoo style — Hindoo, an archaic spelling of Hindu, is a term used in architectural history to refer to Western imitations of Indian architecture in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The use of archaic spelling parallels the term gothick used to… …   Wikipedia

  • Hindoo calendar — Hin doo calendar or Hindu calendar Hindu calendar . A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three years). Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hindoo (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Hindoo caption = sire = Virgil grandsire = Vandal dam = Florence damsire = Lexington sex = Stallion foaled = 1878 country = USA flagicon|USA colour = Bay breeder = Daniel Swigert owner = Dwyer Brothers… …   Wikipedia

  • Hindoo lotus — riešutinis lotosas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lotosinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis, medingas augalas (Nelumbo nucifera), vedantis valgomus riešutus. Paplitęs Azijos pietuose, Australijoje, Europos pietryčiuose, Afrikos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Hindoo — I. noun see Hindu I II. adjective see Hindu II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hindoo — /hin dooh/, n., pl. Hindoos, adj. Hindu. * * * …   Universalium

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