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Word: khafiyah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
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...turned over, killing two of the men. Soon afterward the party stopped for lunch at a Bedouin encampment. To show proper sorrow, Glubb sat for an hour before a steaming platter of rice and meat without tasting a mouthful, drying great tears on the edge of his khafiyah (shawl headdress). Then he solemnly kissed his hosts on both cheeks and drove away. Out of sight of the Bedouin camp, he opened a tin of bully beef and wolfed it down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANS-JORDAN: Chess Player & Friend | 2/16/1948 | See Source »

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