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Definition of Nautches
1. nautch [n] - See also: nautch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nautches
Literary usage of Nautches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Christianity in India: An Historical Narrative by John William Kaye (1859)
"... duelling—Female society—nautches—The Press, WHILST during the last quarter of
the eighteenth century Schwartz and Gericke and Kohloff were labouring ..."
2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1846)
"The more respectable portion of the British community, scrupulously abstain from
attending the nautches, which even in our recollection were graced by the ..."
3. My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East by Moncure Daniel Conway (1906)
"Whenever a temple or shrine was passed the five nautches danced before their
goddess. The march of the procession was to the beating of ..."
4. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1905)
"Bands of nautches are considered necessary appurtenances of the courts of native
Hindu princes, although they are never found in the palaces of Mohammedans. ..."
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