Lexicographical Neighbors of Hanjar
Literary usage of Hanjar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain by George Henry Borrow (1901)
"'l said the Turk, drawing his hanjar. All Franks, by which are meant Christians,
are considered as casters of the evil eye. ..."
2. Memoirs of a Babylonian Princess: (Maria Theresa Asmar) Daughter of Emir by Maria Theresa Asmar (1844)
"We had each of us a hanjar and a pipe—implements not very likely to strike terror
into the minds of half a score of bandits, armed to the teeth. ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1835)
"On a cushion by his side lay a magnificent sword and hanjar, presents from the
Sultan. .', " Our court of chancery might here take some useful hints about ..."
4. A History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B by George Finlay (1877)
"As they parted, Ali bowed low to his visitor, and Mohammed, seizing the moment
when the watchful eye of the old man was turned away, drew his hanjar, ..."
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