Meaning of santon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Muslim holy man.
2. A hamlet in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9312).
3. In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
4. A depopulated village near Santon Downham, in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8287).
5. A parish of the sheading of Middle, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).

Examples

“Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].”

“Also we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crêche.”

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