plural bindis
: a mark (such as a red dot) or piece of jewelry worn on the middle of the forehead especially by Hindu women
Between her delicate eyebrows is a smudged crimson bindi.—
D. Thomas Minton
D. Thomas MintonThe bindi is placed between the eyebrows, the place of the sixth chakra (the seat of concealed wisdom).—The Tempist
The TempistHenna tattoos and bindis, those decorative dots placed between the eyes, grace faces that have never seen beyond the American suburbs.—Vivian McInerny
Vivian McInernyExamples of bindi in a Sentence
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But right then—before COVID lockdowns, before the felony assault case, before the 10-carat bindi—Baby Pluto had the solar system hanging onto every syllable, ready to Futsal Shuffle on command.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Later the sisters went for a rickshaw ride wearing bindis, a circular marking between the eyes which represents the opening of the third eye in Hindu culture.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Satpathy is calm and clad in Odissi dress—elegant silks in deep mauve and bright blue, with wrist and ankle bracelets, hair pinned back, heavy makeup, and a large red bindi on her forehead.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Prior to that, in the 1990s, the ska artist turned pop star often wore a Hindu bindi and styled her hair in South African Bantu knots.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
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Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Later the sisters went for a rickshaw ride wearing bindis, a circular marking between the eyes which represents the opening of the third eye in Hindu culture.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Satpathy is calm and clad in Odissi dress—elegant silks in deep mauve and bright blue, with wrist and ankle bracelets, hair pinned back, heavy makeup, and a large red bindi on her forehead.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Prior to that, in the 1990s, the ska artist turned pop star often wore a Hindu bindi and styled her hair in South African Bantu knots.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
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“Bindi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bindi. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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