seraglio

[ si-ral-yoh, -rahl- ]

/ sɪˈræl yoʊ, -ˈrɑl- /

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noun, plural se·ragl·ios.

the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.

a Turkish palace, especially of the sultan.

Also called se·rail

[suh-rahy, -rahyl, -reyl]. /səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl/.

Origin of seraglio

1575–85; <Italian serraglio<Persian sarāy palace; sense development in Italian perhaps influenced by serrare to lock up

Words nearby seraglio

sequoiosis, Sequoya, ser, sera, sérac, seraglio, serai, Serajevo, seral, seralbumin, Seram

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Example sentences from the Web for seraglio

A sentry had been placed at the gate of the Seraglio to prevent anyone who did not belong to the laboratory from entering.
Byron|Richard Edgcumbe
She found it a very pleasant recreation, for life in the seraglio is extremely monotonous.
In Love With the Czarina and Other Stories|Mr Jkai
So there he stood at last, on a silver pedestal in front of the Seraglio.
The Lion of Janina|Mr Jkai
Garth happily observed that for Radcliffe to leave a library was as if a eunuch should found a seraglio.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson

A broad road leads us with park-like plantations on either hand up from the sea towards the Seraglio buildings.
The Walls of Constantinople|Bernard Granville Baker

British Dictionary definitions for seraglio

seraglio

serail (səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl)

/ (sɛˈrɑːlɪˌəʊ) /

noun plural -raglios or -rails

the harem of a Muslim house or palace

a sultan's palace, esp in the former Turkish empire

the wives and concubines of a Muslim

Word Origin for seraglio

C16: from Italian serraglio animal cage, from Medieval Latin serrāculum bolt, from Latin sera a door bar; associated also with Turkish seray palace

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单词	seraglio
释义	seraglio [ si-ral-yoh, -rahl- ] / sɪˈræl yoʊ, -ˈrɑl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR seraglio ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural se·ragl·ios. the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem. a Turkish palace, especially of the sultan. Also called se·rail [suh-rahy, -rahyl, -reyl]. /səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl/. Origin of seraglio 1575–85; <Italian serraglio<Persian sarāy palace; sense development in Italian perhaps influenced by serrare to lock up Words nearby seraglio sequoiosis, Sequoya, ser, sera, sérac, seraglio, serai, Serajevo, seral, seralbumin, Seram Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seraglio A sentry had been placed at the gate of the Seraglio to prevent anyone who did not belong to the laboratory from entering. Byron\|Richard Edgcumbe She found it a very pleasant recreation, for life in the seraglio is extremely monotonous. In Love With the Czarina and Other Stories\|Mr Jkai So there he stood at last, on a silver pedestal in front of the Seraglio. The Lion of Janina\|Mr Jkai Garth happily observed that for Radcliffe to leave a library was as if a eunuch should found a seraglio. A Book about Doctors\|John Cordy Jeaffreson A broad road leads us with park-like plantations on either hand up from the sea towards the Seraglio buildings. The Walls of Constantinople\|Bernard Granville Baker British Dictionary definitions for seraglio seraglio serail (səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl) / (sɛˈrɑːlɪˌəʊ) / noun plural -raglios or -rails the harem of a Muslim house or palace a sultan's palace, esp in the former Turkish empire the wives and concubines of a Muslim Word Origin for seraglio C16: from Italian serraglio animal cage, from Medieval Latin serrāculum bolt, from Latin sera a door bar; associated also with Turkish seray palace Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to seraglio serail, purdah, concubines, serai, zenana
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seraglio

noun, plural se·ragl·ios.

Origin of seraglio

Words nearby seraglio

Example sentences from the Web for seraglio

British Dictionary definitions for seraglio

serail (səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, -ˈreɪl)

noun plural -raglios or -rails

Word Origin for seraglio

Words related to seraglio