[3] Jhilmil, chiq, the Anglo-Indian 'chick'.
[4] Shatranji, see p. 19.
[5] Sozani (sozan, 'a needle'), an embroidered quilt.
[6] Razai, a counterpane padded with cotton.
[7] Dopatta, a double sheet: see p. 26.
[8] See p. 24.
[9] Dastarkhwan, see p. 108.
[10] 'Ayishah, daughter of Abubakr, third and best loved wife of the Prophet, though she bore him no child. The tale of the scandal about her is historical, but it is treated as a calumny (Koran, xxiv. II, 22, with Sale's note).
[11] Known as the burqa.
[12] Amir Taimur, known as Taimur Lang, 'the lame', was born A.D. 1336; ascended the throne at Balkh, 1370; invaded India and captured Delhi, 1398; died 1405, and was buried at Samarkand. There seems to be no evidence that he introduced the practice of the seclusion of women, an ancient Semitic custom, which, however, was probably enforced on the people of India by the brutality of foreign invaders.