houdah
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He threw the curtains of the houdah up, looked at the sun, surveyed the country on every side long and carefully, as if to identify an appointed place.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
Thinking then of the fair Egyptian, insensibly his gait became slower, and at length fell into the merest loiter, until finally he could discern a curtained houdah, and two persons seated within it.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
But who were the man and woman under the houdah?
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
A houdah on the animal, besides being unusually large, was of crimson and gold.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
While the slave restored the tent and wares to the box under the houdah, and the Arab brought up the horses, the three principals laved themselves in the pool.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
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