kalian

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One kalian artist who abandoned paint and canvas altogether was Ettore Bugatti.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Mustapha is found seated on the raised floor of his open-fronted office, examining, between whiffs of the kalian, papers brought to him by his subordinates, and I hand him my general letter of recommendation.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

Refreshments and pipes are served at regulated intervals, and the introduction of a third cup of tea or coffee and a third kalian is the signal for the guest to retire.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

This is a. little wire cage, full of live charcoal, that is being swung round and round like a sling to enliven the coals for priming the kalian.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

On arriving at a station they dismount, take a hasty cup of tea which is in readiness, and a few pulls at the kalian, or water-pipe.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various