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The gulab-pash is a silver or gold utensil, like a French bottle, to sprinkle rose water on the company; the 'itr-dan one to hold essences, and pik-duns are of brass or silver to spit in, called by the French crachoirs. The abdar-khana a room appropriated to the cooling of water in ice or saltpetre, by the servant called the abdar. Small leaden mugs with covers for the congelation of ice.
Then how was I surprised to see a great crowd and bustle at the door; the street had been swept and watered; silver mace and club bearers were in waiting. Betel boxes, gulab-pashes, 'itr-dans, pik-duns flower pots, narcissus-pots, were all arranged in order. In the recesses of the walls, various kinds of oranges and confectionery of various colours were placed.
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