noun
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a superintendent of a harem in a palace.
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a man guarding the entrance of a house, palace, etc.; a door-keeper.
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any long limbless reptile of the suborder Ophidia; a snake.
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a sleeved outer garment for the upper part of the body; a jacket; a bodice.
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a military overcoat worn by a soldier as a defensive armour.
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the hardy awned cereal of the grass Hordeum vulgare widely used as food and in malt liquors and spirits such as whisky; barley.
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a person given to excessive sensual pleasure; a debauchee.