bhees|tie

bhees|tie
bhees|tie, bhees|ty, or bhis|tie «BEES tee», noun, plural -ties.
a servant in India who carries water for use in the home.
[< Hindustani bhistī < Persian bihishtī (literally) one from bihisht paradise]

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  • bhees|ty — bhees|tie, bhees|ty, or bhis|tie «BEES tee», noun, plural ties. a servant in India who carries water for use in the home. ╂[< Hindustani bhistī < Persian bihishtī (literally) one from bihisht paradise] …   Useful english dictionary

  • bhees — bhees·ty; bhees·tie; …   English syllables

  • tie — bo·bo·tie; cap·er·noi·tie; cer·tie; coon·tie; cross·tie; eye·tie; flat·tie; gut·tie; her·i·tie·ra; lin·tie; loo·tie; pam·poo·tie; par·tie; pra·tie; scot·tie; so·tie; ta·tie; tat·tie; tie; tie·mann·ite; tie·tick; tor·tie; trot·tie; tys·tie;… …   English syllables

  • bhis|tie — bhees|tie, bhees|ty, or bhis|tie «BEES tee», noun, plural ties. a servant in India who carries water for use in the home. ╂[< Hindustani bhistī < Persian bihishtī (literally) one from bihisht paradise] …   Useful english dictionary

  • bheestie — bhees·tie …   English syllables

  • Bheestie — Bheesty Bhees ty, Bheestie Bhees tie, n. [Written also {bhistee}, {bhisti}, etc.] [Per. bihisht[=i] lit., heavenly.] A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bheesty — Bhees ty, Bheestie Bhees tie, n. [Written also {bhistee}, {bhisti}, etc.] [Per. bihisht[=i] lit., heavenly.] A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bhistee — Bheesty Bhees ty, Bheestie Bhees tie, n. [Written also {bhistee}, {bhisti}, etc.] [Per. bihisht[=i] lit., heavenly.] A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bhisti — Bheesty Bhees ty, Bheestie Bhees tie, n. [Written also {bhistee}, {bhisti}, etc.] [Per. bihisht[=i] lit., heavenly.] A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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