[1]

A religious ceremony on behalf of a woman at a certain period of pregnancy.

[2]

The Hindoos attach much importance to certain marks on the body, such as the lines on the hands, &c.

[3]

Kusa-grass, or kuskus, is used for strewing the floor of a sacrificial enclosure, for laying offerings on, and for other sacred uses.

[4]

To be pushed in through opening in a wall, so as to receive any blow which might be given.

[5]

To be let loose that it might put out the lights.