hareem
Americannoun
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Dr. Hume-Griffith’s Study in Mosul Our Drawing-Room in Julfa If there happens to be only one boy in the hareem, he becomes almost like a little god to all the women folk.
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 A. Hume-Griffith
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 Constance Fenimore Woolson
My child, the night is far advanced; yet still Thy restless steps pace through thy hareem chill.
From Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx by Sabilla Novello
I send you my long plaits by Alick, for I had my hair cut short as it took to falling out by handfuls after my fever, and moreover it is more convenient Turkish hareem fashion.
From Letters from Egypt by Janet Ross
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