chaoush
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See also: Chaoush
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]chaoush (plural chaoushes)
- Obsolete spelling of chiaus.
- 1824, James J. Morier, The adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, 2nd edition, volume 1, London: Murray, →OCLC, page 17:
- […] the chaoush informed us, in a solemn and important manner, that we were now approaching to the places where the Turcomans generally lie in wait for caravans, […]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:chaoush.
References
[edit]- “chaus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.