Definition of Narghiles

1. Noun. (plural of narghile) ¹

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Definition of Narghiles

1. narghile [n] - See also: narghile

Lexicographical Neighbors of Narghiles

narcs
nardcore
narded
nardine
narding
nardo
nardoo
nardoos
nards
nardus
nare
nares
nargery
narghile
narghiles (current term)
narghily
nargile
nargileh
nargilehs
nargiles
nargilies
nargily
nargs
narial
naric
narica
naricorn
naricorns
nariform

Literary usage of Narghiles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Constantinople by Edmondo De Amicis (1896)
"Upon the opposite wall hung another rack full of crystal narghiles with long ... of the water in the narghiles, that resembled the purring of so many cats. ..."

2. The mohaddetyn in the palace. Nights in the harem; or, The mohaddetyn in the by Emmeline Lott (1867)
"... and frequently of the most costly description, huddled together in confusion—singular old embossed copper dishes—Persian narghiles in gold, silver, ..."

3. The Midshipmen's Trip to Jerusalem and Cruise in Syria; Or, The Adventures by Augustus Adolphus Lynne (1872)
"But the way he obtained the narghiles for us was most amusing. After bargaining for some time, he thrust the narghiles back upon the astonished man, ..."

4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"... and his collection of Oriental curiosities, his heard (which, though originally red, he wore dyed of a rich purple), his pipes, narghiles, ..."

5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"To return to the bazaar, with its heavy perfume of spices, and coffee and narghiles, its camels and donkeys, veiled figures, and sleepy Oriental existence, ..."

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