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In this account the preparation for the Johar as if for a wedding is clearly brought out, and it seems likely that husbands and wives looked on it as a bridal preparatory to the resumption of their life together in heaven Colonel Tod gives the following account of a Rajput's arms: [491] "No prince or chief is without his silla-khana or armoury, where he passes hours in viewing and arranging his arms. — The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
As Paula was carried fainting from the funeral procession of Blćsilla, her daughter, whispers such as these were audible in the crowd: "Is not this what we have often said? — A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
Blćsilla, murmurs against monks at her funeral, 125. — A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
The bees are not hived in Congo-land, but smoked out of hollow trees: as in F. Po and Camarones Peaks, they rarely sting, like the harmless Angelito of the Caraccas, "silla," or saddleback; which Humboldt ("Personal Narrative," chap. — Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2
Dr. Eaton rose to go and Miss Dr.silla looked up at him as he stood straight and strong before her. — Drusilla with a Million