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argal
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn: argali , Ovis ammon ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Argal \Ar"gal\, ||Argali \Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of wild sheep ( Ovis ammon , or Ovis argali ), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 adv. thus, therefore Etymology 2 n. crude tartar. Etymology 3 n. An argali (kind of sheep).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Argal is a Village Development Committee in Baglung District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of central Nepal . It is located roughly 25 kilometres west of Baglung . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,148 and had 387 houses in the village. ...
Usage examples of argal.
In fact, he had even begun questioning his own judgment, a rare event for Argal Snodgrass.
For the first time in his life Argal Snodgrass was thinking of someone else first.
In 1614, Captain Sir Samuel Argal, sailing under a commission from Dale, governor of Virginia, visited the Dutch settlements on Hudson River, and demanded their submission to the English crown and Virginian dominion.
Pavoniaso that the terrible Captain Argal passed on totally unsuspicious that a sturdy little Dutch settlement lay snugly couched in the mud, under cover of all this pestilent vapor.
About 1609, Argal discovered a more direct and shorter passage to Virginia, and left the track of the ancient navigators, who had first directed their course southwards to the tropic, sailed westward by means of the trade winds, and then turned northward, till they reached the English settlements.
From the pure white kaffiyeh on his head bound by the heavy silver-and-black cords of an argal, to the expensive tailored suit on his large frame and his handmade shoes, he was the embodiment of Middle East wealth and power.
I am free, happy, well at ease: argal, an thou lovest me, congratulate.