diwan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Finding the room to be occupied only by Miska, he crossed rapidly to the diwan, bending over her with infinite pity and tenderness.
From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax
The rolling, ever-rolling years of time Are as a diwan of Arabian song; The poet, headstrong and supremely strong, Refuses to repeat a single rhyme.
From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala by Baerlein, Henry
Miska ran and struck the gong, then staggered back to the diwan and fell upon it, hiding her face in her hands.
From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax
We then mounted a carriage, fought our way through the donkeys, and in half an hour found ourselves, chibuk in mouth and coffee-cup in hand, seated on the diwan of my friend Larking's hospitable home.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Miska, with a sobbing moan, sank upon the diwan.
From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax
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