Khayyám
Americannoun
noun
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The jewel-encrusted edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám was taken aboard the RMS Titanic and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, exactly 110 years ago.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
For Mr Maggs, the story of the Great Omar chimes neatly with the theories of Omar Khayyám, whose wisdom inspired the master craftsman to commemorate the poet-philosopher in gold, jewels and leather.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
Bullwinkle’s alma mater was Wossamotta U. A jeweled toy boat, the Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyám, sailed across Veronica Lake.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2017
He hated the Omar Khayyám brigade – you know the rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the popular Persian poem translated by Edward Fitzgerald.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2013
Omar Khayyám, 237, 238-239; and Horace, 238-239; and Burns, 239.
From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh
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