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narghile, nargile, nargileh [ˈnɑːgɪlɪ -ˌleɪ] n
(Law / Recreational Drugs) another name for hookah [from French narguilé, from Persian nārgīleh a pipe having a bowl made of coconut shell, from nārgīl coconut] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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A Turkish officer with an immense plume of feathers (the Janizaries were supposed to be still in existence, and the tarboosh had not as yet displaced the ancient and majestic head-dress of the true believers) was seen couched on a divan, and making believe to puff at a narghile, in which, however, for the sake of the ladies, only a fragrant pastille was allowed to smoke. |
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