Usage examples (34)

• The beautiful young woman was abducted from the seraglio.
• I did not omit this opportunity of learning all that I possibly could of the seraglio, which is so entirely unknown amongst us.
• The seraglio is a vast inclosure, occupying nearly the entire site of the ancient city of Byzantium, and embracing a circumference of five miles.
• Indeed, when Ruth waited a moment before spelling "seraglio," Rosa in her haste blurted out the word, and Julia smiled and there was a little rustle of expectancy.