nargiles

Kokolios took a deep suck on the nargiles, blew out a cloud of blue smoke, and asked, 'You've been a sailor, Iatre, have you not?

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

The china and glass ware, in which the dishes are served up, is of the best quality; rose-water is sprinkled on the beards of the guests after dinner, and the room is filled with the odours of aloe-wood, burnt upon the nargiles.

Travels in Arabia 2003

The doctor passed over his tobacco and Kokolios stuffed his nargiles contentedly.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

The Mekkawys are very expensive in their houses: the rooms are embellished with fine carpets, and an abundance of cushions and sofas covered with brocade: amidst the furniture is seen much beautiful china-ware, and several nargiles adorned with silver.

Travels in Arabia 2003

The china and glass ware, in which the dishes are served up, is of the best quality; rose-water is sprinkled on the beards of the guests after dinner, and the room is filled with the odours of aloe-wood, burnt upon the nargiles.

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred John Lewis Burckhardt 1800

The Mekkawys are very expensive in their houses: the rooms are embellished with fine carpets, and an abundance of cushions and sofas covered with brocade: amidst the furniture is seen much beautiful china - ware, and several nargiles adorned with silver.

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred John Lewis Burckhardt 1800

Syrians are heavy smokers of nargiles and cigarettes, with official figures showing 60 percent of men and 23 percent of men indulging in the habit, for which they collectively spend about 600 million dollars (448 million euros) a year.

iToot Stream 2010

Smoking nargiles, or water pipes, in the country's ubiquitous coffee-houses is a firmly established tradition in Syria, as in most of the Middle East.

iToot Stream 2010

Waiters shuttled cocktails and coffees and tended to the "hubbly bubblies" - nargiles, or water pipes with flavored tobacco - that were being summoned to the tables as the evening wore on.

NYT > Home Page 2009

Waiters shuttled cocktails and coffees and tended to the "hubbly bubblies" - nargiles, or water pipes with flavored tobacco - that were being summoned to the tables as the evening wore on.

NYT > Travel 2009