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seraglio

[ si-ral-yoh, -rahl- ]

noun

plural seraglios.
  1. the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
  2. a Turkish palace, especially of the sultan.


seraglio

/ -藞re瑟l; s蓹藞ra瑟; -藞ra瑟l; s蓻藞r蓱藧l瑟藢蓹蕣 /

noun

  1. the harem of a Muslim house or palace
  2. a sultan's palace, esp in the former Turkish empire
  3. the wives and concubines of a Muslim
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of seraglio1

1575鈥85; < Italian serraglio < Persian 蝉补谤腻测 palace; sense development in Italian perhaps influenced by serrare to lock up
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of seraglio1

C16: from Italian serraglio animal cage, from Medieval Latin 蝉别谤谤腻肠耻濒耻尘 bolt, from Latin sera a door bar; associated also with Turkish seray palace
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鈥淚s she original? Is she piquant? I would not exchange this one little English girl for the Grand Turk鈥檚 whole seraglio, gazelle-eyes, houri forms, and all!鈥

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But with the Prince Andrew imbroglio in the seraglio of Jeffrey Epstein, and with Harry鈥檚 run for the Hollywood Hills, it is clear that many in her family are not interested in moral authority.

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Oft doth reason, enthroned in the pillowed seraglio of the brain, hang back; whereas the flesh, which must walk abroad in the streets, finds its own temerity.

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Decision-making sounds more like palace intrigues in a sultan鈥檚 seraglio than policy formulation in a republic.

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鈥淥ld Joe鈥檚 Mormon seraglio鈥 quickly became a stock phrase in the nation鈥檚 newspapers, despite the Saints鈥 heated denials.

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