Almech, ALME, or ALMAI (Arabic alim, 'wise,' 'learned'), a class of Egyptian singing girls in attendance at festivals, entertainments, or funerals. The Ghawazee, or dancing girls, are of a lower order. See NAUTCH GIRLS.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 180
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