See Also: Bengal(medicine)
Bengal(dictionary)
Bengal(encyclopedia)
Bengal(dictionary)
Bengal, Bay of(encyclopedia)
West Bengal(encyclopedia)
Bengal (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Bengal, Partition of(encyclopedia)
rose bengal(medicine)
Sodium rose bengal I 131(health)

Bengal (iou)



Bengal noun & adjective. L17.
[A former Indian province: see BENGALI.]
A. noun.
In pl. Fabrics or clothing, esp. silks, imported from Bengal. L17-M19.
royal Bengal, = Bengal tiger below. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to Bengal. E18.
Bengal light a firework producing a steady and vivid blue light. Bengal quince = BAEL. Bengal tiger, royal Bengal tiger a tiger of a variety found in the Indian subcontinent, distinguished by unbroken stripes.