hareem
Americannoun
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Proud purists who know enough to pronounce harem "hareem" may have suspected that this picture was misleading.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is heartrending to see pretty little children listening open-mouthed to some horrible tale of sin and wickedness told by a member of the hareem.
From Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East by Hume-Griffith, A.
"I'm turned out of the hareem," she said, apropos of the mention of him, "in disgrace."
From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau
At Gezireh the hareem, save that its appointments are more costly, is much like those caravansaries which abound at our inland summer resorts.
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
The hareem carriage of a man of importance has not only its eunuch, but also its sais, or running footman; often two of them.
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
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