Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long scarf of silk or cotton stuff, usually of rich colors, used in the East Indies to wrap round the body as a waist- or loin-cloth. It is about 4 yards long and 2 feet wide.
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When he came to take leave, we told him we had received more than we expected or required, and begged his acceptance of a loonghee or
A Peep into Toorkisthhan Rollo Gillespie Burslem
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