kalian
a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
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How to use kalian in a sentence
Sometimes the conversation was kept up for several hours, until tea and the kalian had been passed around.
Our Little Persian Cousin | E. Cutler SheddAnother pipe-bearer lighted the kalian at intervals and handed it into the carriage to his master.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) | Isabella L. BirdA servant brought the Khan a handsome kalian to smoke three times.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) | Isabella L. BirdThere is also a large quantity of tobacco grown in Persia, which is used for the “kalian” (or water-pipe) and cigarette smoking.
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia | M. E. Hume-GriffithHe then began to make apologies for not having a kalian (a pipe) to offer me, 'for,' said he, 'I am not a smoker of tobacco.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan | James Morier
British Dictionary definitions for kalian
/ (kælˈjɑːn) /
another name for hookah
Origin of kalian
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