2. Noun. (plural of caïque) ¹
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Definition of Caiques
1. caique [n] - See also: caique
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caiques
Literary usage of Caiques
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Constantinople, Old and New by Harrison Griswold Dwight (1915)
"There are also caiques with sails, undecked boats built on the lines of a fishing
caique, that bring fruit and vegetables from the villages of the Marmora. ..."
2. The City of the Sultan, And, Domestic Manners of the Turks in 1836 by Pardoe (Julia) (1837)
"A Chapter on Caiques—The Sultan's Barge—Princes and Pashas— The Pasha's Wife—The
Admiralty Barge—The Fruit Caique—The Embassy Barge—The Omnibus Caique ..."
3. The Cruise of the Steam Yacht North Star: A Narrative of the Excursion of Mr by John Overton Choules (1854)
"At about ten we saw the imperial caiques going up to the marble palace to fetch
the Sultan and his suite. All the ships of war and vessels of commerce were ..."
4. A Tennessean Abroad; Or, Letters from Europe, Africa, and Asia by Randal William MacGavock (1854)
"... the Grand Vizier—Fire Tower of Stamboul—Burnt Column—Cisterns of
Constantine—Caiques—Bridges—College of the Dancing Dervishes—Barracks—Sultan's Palace. ..."
5. Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, &c.: And of a Cruise in the Black Sea by Adolphus Slade (1833)
"... have been compelled to have signed a peace, io order to have prevented revolution.
CHAPTER V. Caiques—Bosphorus—Barbarossa's Tomb—Delhi Sultana—Touz ..."
6. Travels in the Three Great Empires of Austria, Russia, and Turkey by Charles Boileau Elliott (1838)
"First view of Constantinople. — Seraglio Point. —Ships.—Caiques.—Costumes.—
Disembarkation.—Anecdote.—Plague dreaded by Franks. —Recklessness of Turks. ..."
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