chaoush

See also: Chaoush

English

Noun

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

“chaus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.