சாணை

s. A grind--stone, commonly round; a whet-stone, a hone, சாணைக்கல். 2. [loc.] Cloth, clout, coarse or ragged cloth, &c., spread under an infant, சா ணைச்சீலை. W. p. 837. SAN'A. 3. [prov.] A round, flat cake--as of jaggery, or tamarind pulp, வட்டமாயட்டது. (c.) பல்லைத்தட்டிச்சாணையிலேபோடு. Knock out his teeth, and set him on his clouts, i. e. treat him as a babe. Spoken when want of years is pleaded for indiscretion, &c.

சாணைதீர--சாணைபிடிக்க, inf. To grind an instrument. 2. To hone, whet, sharpen. 3. To cut and polish gems.

சாணைவைக்க, inf. To grind, as an instrument.

மெழுகுசாணை--நெருப்புச்சாணை, s. A grind-stone used without wetting, form ed of black sand and gum-lac.

எண்ணெய்ச்சாணை, s. Another kind. See under எள்.

நீர்ச்சாணை, s. A hone with which water is used, when grinding.

சாணைக்கூறை, s. [prov.] A piece of new cloth, given by the parents of a male infant to those of a female at the time of betrothing, in pledge of future marriage.

சாணைக்கூறைபோட, inf. To put the cloth under the child in confirmation of the contract.

சாணைச்சீலை, s. As சாணை, 2.

சாணைப்பிள்ளை--சாணையிற்பிள்ளை, s. [loc.] An infant on clouts.

சாணைசேர்க்க, inf. To make tamarind pulp into round cakes for preserving.