|
|
Definition of Nargileh
1. Noun. An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. "A bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"
Generic synonyms: Pipe, Tobacco Pipe
Definition of Nargileh
1. narghile [n -S] - See also: narghile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nargileh
Literary usage of Nargileh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On Horseback Through Asia Minor by Fred Burnaby (1877)
"... Ignatieff—The doctor—The respective merits of medicine and Christianity—The
bay of Smyrna—The Greek ladies are not shy—Come along and smoke a nargileh—A ..."
2. Nile Notes of a Howadji by George William Curtis (1852)
"I seized the flowing tube of a brilliant amber-hued nargileh, such as Hafiz might
have ... The Pacha inhaled at times a more sedate nargileh, at times the ..."
3. Half-hours with the Best American Authors by Charles Morris (1886)
"... gathered itself upon a divan and inhaled vigorously a nargileh. ... and handed
him, O Haroun Alras- chid! the tube of his nargileh. ..."
Other Resources:
