kalian

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Afterward we repair to Mirza Abdul Kiirim Khan's house to smoke the kalian and drink tea.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas

They have brought along the kind old Kahn's kalian and tobacco-bag, and the wherewithal to make me a parting glass of tea.

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