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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 — or Bhishti (from the Persian bihisti , paradise), is the Hindustani name for a person who carries water. A Bhishti supplies water from a pigskin or goat skin bag.References*1911 … Wikipedia
bheesty — bhees·ty … English syllables
bheesty — n. servant who draws and carries water … Dictionary of difficult words
bheesty — … Useful english dictionary
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
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
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
Bhistee — Bhis tee, Bhisti Bhis ti, n. Same as {Bheesty}. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
