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1. ben, n.3 View full entry 1559
...The winged seed of the Horse-radish tree (Moringa pterygosperma); also called ben-nut....
2. gatch, n. View full entry 1886
...A type of plaster used by Persian craftsmen....
3. giraffe, n. View full entry 1594
...A ruminant quadruped found in Africa, remarkable for the length of its neck and legs, and for having its skin spotted like that of a panther; also called camelopard...
4. haikal, n. View full entry 1884
...The central chapel of three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. Also attrib. in haikal screen...
5. kiblah, n. View full entry 1704
...The point (the temple at Mecca) to which Muslims turn at prayer. Also transf....
6. mashrabiyya, n. View full entry 1850
...Archit. A stone balcony with a parapet and machicolations. Obs.rare....
7. minaret, n. View full entry 1682
...A tall tower or turret connected with a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin calls at hours of prayer....
8. † nefte, n. View full entry c1575
...Naphtha, liquid petroleum....
9. trankeh | tranky, n. View full entry 1727
...A small undecked vessel used in the pearl-fishery in the Persian Gulf....
10. ziggurat | zikkurat, n. View full entry 1877
...A staged tower of pyramid form in which each successive storey is smaller than that below it, so as to leave a terrace all round; an Assyrian or Babylonian temple-tower....
