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Kohnur   Listen
noun
Kohnur, Kohinoor  n.  A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindu legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindu and Persian rulers.





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"Kohnur" Quotes from Famous Books



... esteemed lady,'" he began, "'it is with deep respect that I venture to introduce the subject of matrimony in your presence. You are my ideal of womanhood and your smile is more precious to me than the Kohinoor.' What's ...
— Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 • Various
... dressing-cases, And ruby brooches, and jets and pearls, That every one of her dainty curls Brought the price of a hundred common girls; Folks thought the lass demented! But at last a wonderful diamond ring, An infant Kohinoor, did the thing, And, sighing with love, or something the same, (What's in a name?) The Princess ...
— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) • Various


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