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 Benjamin Disraeli, 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 Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
Four hundred men, armed with nargileh or chibouque, inhaling and puffing with that ardour and enjoyment which men, after a hard day's hunting, and a repast of unusual solidity, can alone experience!
From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
A favorite way of passing the evening is to sit in front of one of these establishments, watching the passing throngs, and smoke a nargileh, this latter requiring a good half-hour to do it properly.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Thomas Stevens
Marvellous matters, no doubt, that had to do with nargileh and magic and scimiters and flying carpets and scarcely imperceptible nods to the executioner who always hovered among the draperies in the background.
From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Albert Bigelow Paine
