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Definition of Almeh
1. almah [n -S] - See also: almah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almeh
Literary usage of Almeh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Dancing, Historically Illustrated: To which is Added a Few Hints by Edward Ferrero (1859)
"... among the Hindoos—The almeh. OF the origin of dancing, nothing is certainly
known, but, as we have already remarked, we find allusions to it in the ..."
2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1858)
"This name belongs to 89 places in Hungary. almeh (properly ... Many of the interior
almeh often dance for the amusement of the harem, and hence the word is ..."
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