nargileh

Example Sentences

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By him was a running footman, holding his nargileh, to which the Emir frequently applied his mouth as he rode along.

From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Then, seating himself on the divan, he clapped his hands, and an attendant brought him his nargileh.

From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

If the Pasha of Damascus were to go himself, the Bedouins would unveil his harem while he was smoking his nargileh.'

From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Coffee and nargileh discussed, my host moved an adjournment to the roof of the palace, where, he said, I should obtain a better view of his father's city.

From A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by De Windt, Harry

Then one of the girls, leaving the apartment for a moment, returned with a nargileh of crystal, set by the most cunning artists of Damascus in a framework of golden filigree crusted with precious stones.

From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield