Definition of Kalamdan

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of qalamdan) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kalamdan

1. a Persian writing-case [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalamdan

kakuro
kakuros
kal-
kala-azar
kala azar
kala juggah
kalaemia
kalafungin
kalakand
kalakukko
kalam
kalamata
kalamata olive
kalamata olives
kalamatas
kalamdan (current term)
kalamdans
kalamkari
kalamkaris
kalams
kalan
kalanchoe
kalanchoes
kalans
kalansuwa
kalantas
kalarippayattu
kalasie
kalbi

Literary usage of Kalamdan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Persian Life and Customs: With Scenes and Incidents of Residence and Travel by Samuel Graham Wilson (1896)
"The kalamdan is a pen-case about eight inches long and one and one half in width and height, which is carried in his girdle or pocket. ..."

2. Persia by a Persian: Being Personal Experiences, Manners, Customs, Habits by Isaac Adams (1906)
"His outfit consists of a kalamdan and a roll of paper. The kalamdan is a pen-case about eight inches long and one and one-half in height and width, ..."

3. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"The two cenotaphs in the center of the exquisite enclosure have no carving except the plain kalamdan or oblong pen-box on the tomb of Emperor Shah Jehan. ..."

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