[uṣṇamīṣate hinasti ī- ṣ-ka Tv.] 1 Anything wound round the head.

2 Hence, a turban, diadem, [Page0344-c+ 37] crownet; balākāpāṃḍuroṣṇīṣaṃ Mk. 5. 19; ºpaṭṭa K. 106; Ratn. 1. 4.

3 A dis- tinguishing mark.

4 A characteri- stic mark (of hair) on the head of a Buddha which indicates his future sanctity.