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Definition of Shamiana
1. a large tent [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shamiana
Literary usage of Shamiana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Viceregal Life in India: Selections from My Journal, 1884-1888 by Herriot Georgina Dufferin et Ava (1890)
"There were many more odd corners curtained in, and whole verandahs utilised in
the same way, and for supper we had a big shamiana, which held places for 100 ..."
2. An Autumn Tour in Western Persia by Ella R. Durand (1902)
"In the centre of the line was a small square " shamiana," or flat- topped fair-weather
... To right and left of the shamiana were Kabul tents, four in all, ..."
3. Life and Work in India: An Account of the Conditions, Methods, Difficulties by Robert Stewart (1896)
"The shamiana is a square tent with a flat top and upright sides. ... But the
shamiana is often omitted from an itinerating outfit, and in that case services ..."
4. The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories: A Geographical Account by Frederic Drew (1875)
"A small shamiana, or square awning on four poles, with or without side curtains,
is one of those things that will add to one's comfort; it affords shade ..."
5. The Pamirs: Being a Narrative of a Year's Expedition on Horseback and on by Charles Adolphus Murray Dunmore (1893)
"In front of our shamiana was an open space, surrounded by trees and in the centre
a large altar, on which blazed an enormous wood fire, which five or six ..."
6. Chota Nagpore, a Little-known Province of the Empire by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt (1903)
"In the centre, the candles still burn on the shrine, throwing the family idol
into relief in the uncertain light of the shamiana. Filling half the space on ..."
7. Sport & Folklore in the Himalaya by Henry Lawrence Haughton (1913)
"Just as we are thinking of moving across to the shamiana, under which everyone
of note is now seated to watch the first event, yet another little party of ..."
8. Under the Absolute Amir by Frank A. Martin (1907)
"About halfway a large shamiana was erected, ... We spent an hour or so sitting
under the shamiana while tea and refreshments were served, and then rode on. ..."
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