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seraglio::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hareem, harem, serail |
| Type of | living quarters, quarters |
Examples of seraglio
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Under Eastern seclusion a thin woman, closely confined, might keep the whole seraglio in a stew.
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It was like entering some ancient deceased sultan's seraglio.
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Yet mostly their lives are as hidden from Western eyes as the inner sanctum of an 18th-century seraglio.
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Pertevniyal perceived the presence of a foreign woman within her quarters of the seraglio as an insult.
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Her spare bedroom smells like a sultan's seraglio.
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The seductive effect is straight out of a seraglio.
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The problems that Mahmud saw around him were gigantic, and he gave up the repose of his seraglio to grapple with them.
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The seraglio of the sultan of the Ottoman Empire housed about 1,600 virgins, each hoping to be chosen for one night of honor.
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If Italian designers have their way, women in daytime will regress to the nursery, at nighttime emerge as denizens of a seraglio.
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- Harem: living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
- Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
