hadji
Americannoun
plural
hadjisnoun
Example Sentences
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The hadji rises early and replenishes the fire, and with his little brass teapot we make and drink a glass of tea together before starting out.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
The term hajji or hadji is given to those who have performed the greater pilgrimage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
You have read about Mecca; and your hadji barber, who of course has been there, has doubtless related his experiences to you scores of times in the plains, as he does everywhere.
From Mr. Isaacs by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Doubtless it adds to a man's consequence for life to be privileged to wear the Arab costume and to be styled Tuan hadji.
From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
She looked round and recognized the back of the hadji, hurrying away....
From The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java by Couperus, Louis
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