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Definition of Narghiles
1. narghile [n] - See also: narghile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Narghiles
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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