hadji
Americannoun
plural
hadjisnoun
Example Sentences
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A hadji was standing by, driving the words into his head.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette
Arrack is forbidden fruit to a hadji above all things else, so that nothing I could promise him would likely prove more tempting or acceptable, or be better appreciated!
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
Still they invariably afford the most cordial welcome to every aged Mussulman or hadji, and in these cases their hospitality is quite patriarchal.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
The man put his hand into his pocket, pulled out three dirhems, and presented them to Yussuf, who was astounded at such liberality, and again expressing his satisfaction, the hadji left the hummaum.
From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick
Doubtless it adds to a man's consequence for life to be privileged to wear the Arab costume and to be styled Tuan hadji.
From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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