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Definition of Khanjars
1. khanjar [n] - See also: khanjar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Khanjars
Literary usage of Khanjars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"khanjars from the Balkans; J 1173. Sabre of Indian Mahommedan ; J 1205.
Indian poignard. -, By the pilasters : to the left, Arab rifles ; to the right, ..."
2. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Equipment of the «rand-master of the seraglio; J 1067, 1066. khanjars from the
Balkans; J 1173. Sabre of Indian Mahommedan ..."
3. The Life of Captain Sir Richd F. Burton by Isabel Burton (1893)
"... that memorable pilgrimage to Mecca and Medinah, on which the slightest gesture
or accent betraying the Frank would have unsheathed a hundred khanjars. ..."
4. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan: Including a Summer in the Upper Karun by Isabella Lucy Bird (1891)
"... men were in silks and gold embroideries, and carried jewelled khanjars,
revolvers, and long guns with the stocks curiously inlaid with ivory and silver. ..."
5. The Land and the Book, Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and by William McClure Thomson (1859)
"... to pieces with their khanjars, and died among the sheep he was defending.
Some sheep always keep near the shepherd, and are his special favorites. ..."
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