The Poetry of Sarojini Naidu Glossary

The Poetry of Sarojini Naidu Glossary

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Written by Tasha Roy

Sheaves

Stacks, collections

Guerdon

Recompense

Papeeha

Indian cuckoo

Poignant

Touching, mournful

Alabaster

Calcite's translucent form

Cithar

A guitar-like string instrument of ancient Greece

Pinioned

Immobilized, pinned down

Muezzin

The person who calls for prayer from a mosque

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