Olay

//ˈəʊleɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus countable, uncountable

    "In the Peninsula of India, the Olay are prepared from the leaves of the palmyra palm."

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"In the Peninsula of India, the Olay are prepared from the leaves of the palmyra palm."

Etymology

From Tamil ஓலை (ōlai).

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