Panton vs Santon - What's the difference?
panton | santon |
A Muslim holy man.
* 1818 , John Keats, "To J. H. Reynolds, Esq.":
In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
* 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 49:
As nouns the difference between panton and santon
is that panton is a horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel while santon is a Muslim holy man.santon
English
Noun
(en noun)- Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].
- Also we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crĂȘche.