kalian
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kalian
First recorded in 1825–35, kalian is from the Persian word qalyān
Example Sentences
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One kalian artist who abandoned paint and canvas altogether was Ettore Bugatti.
From Time Magazine Archive
After all were settled, and their chuddars and veils carefully folded up and put aside by the slaves, then the kalian or water-pipe was brought in, each slave preparing the pipe for her own mistress.
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 Mustapha is found seated on the raised floor of his open-fronted office, examining, between whiffs of the kalian, papers brought to him by his subordinates, and I hand him my general letter of recommendation.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens
A servant brought the Khan a handsome kalian to smoke three times.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
On arriving at a station they dismount, take a hasty cup of tea which is in readiness, and a few pulls at the kalian, or water-pipe.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
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