kalian

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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)

The kalian is one of the greatest institutions of Persia.

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)

The modus operandi of manipulating the kalian likewise comes in for a slight modification here.

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

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