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A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
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samiel
Word definitions for samiel in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Samiel \Sa"mi*el\ (?; 277), n. [Turk. sam-yeli; Ar. samm poison + Turk. yel wind. Cf. Simoom .] A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the simoom of Arabia and the kamsin of Syria.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa [syn: simoom , simoon ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A hot desert wind, simoom.
Usage examples of samiel.
In the legend of the Wild Huntsman, who under the name of Samiel purchases the souls of men with his magic bullets, the folklorist and student of the evolution of religions sees one of many evidences of ancient mythology perverted to bring it into the service of Christianity.