Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 2 by Gilbert Parker
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page 78 of 78 (100%)
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Shintiyan----Very wide trousers, worn by the women of the middle and
higher orders. Sitt----"The Lady." Tarboosh----Fez or native turban. Tarah----A veil for the head. Ulema----Learned men. Waled----A boy. Wekeel----A deputy. Welee----A favourite of Heaven; colloquially a saint. Yashmak----A veil for the lower part of the face. Yelek----A long vest or smock, worn over the shirt and shintiyan. Zeriba----A palisade. |
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