HAREM
\hɑːɹˈiːm], \hɑːɹˈiːm], \h_ɑː_ɹ_ˈiː_m]\
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h[=a]'rem, n. the portion of a Mohammedan house allotted to females: the collection of wives and concubines belonging to one Mussulman. [Ar. haram, anything forbidden--harama, to forbid.]
By Thomas Davidson
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-am, n. Women\'s part of Mohammedan dwelling-house; its occupants; (usu. -am) Mohammedan sacred place.
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h. skirt, woman\'s loose trousers like skirt.
By Sir Augustus Henry
By Henry Percy Smith
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