agal

[ uh-gahl ]

/ əˈgɑl /

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noun

(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.

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Nearby words

against one's better judgment, against one's will, against the clock, against the grain, against the tide, agal, agalactia, agalactorrhea, agalactosis, agalite, agalloch

Origin of agal

1850–55; < dialectal Arabic ʿagāl, variant of ʿiqāl cord, rope

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Examples from the Web for agal

Sarcoph′agal, flesh-devouring; Sarcoph′agous, feeding on flesh.
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