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Examples
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Sack of Fort Chitor be upon him who violates the seal, it is the oath of all Rajputs -- _tilac_, that which is forbidden.
Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896
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"Bismillah!" the Chief cried for he had not noticed this before; "it is the _tilac_, the Rana's sealing of the document; it is the mystic number that means that the contents are sacred, that the curse of the
Caste William Alexander Fraser 1896
chained_bear commented on the word tilac
"'I had supposed she was only walking on the higher slope for tilac berries. No wonder her poor feet are so torn. She too will be better for a cup of tea.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 223
March 5, 2008