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Araby

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Araby [ˈærəbɪ]
n
(Placename) an archaic or poetic name for Arabia
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The paper and the ink had a certain odor which was sweeter to me than the perfumes of Araby.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Having sung songs of Araby and tales of far Cashmere, Mr Roscoe Sherriff was refreshing himself with a comic paper.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
I wished to recline at full length in a cushioned invalid chair, with pictures about me and sumptuous furniture; with frescoed walls and gilded arches above me and vistas of Corinthian columns stretching far before me; with perfumes of Araby to intoxicate my senses and the slumbrous drone of distant noises to soothe me to sleep.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
 
 
 
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