orientalize your garden. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This may be regarded as another attempt to orientalize the empire, such as the dynasty of Heraclius and others before had previously made. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
Both men orientalize themselves as well as Muntaha; Sami with his Syrian heritage and Gabor with the Russian-ness of his grandfather, although both men reveal themselves to be more typically English than anything else. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
= In a letter dated November, 1852, Mr. Arnold speaks of the figures in his poem as follows: "I can only say that I took a great deal of trouble to orientalize them, because I thought they looked strange, and jarred, if western.". From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems] Reference
She died like a soldier, on duty and at her post, bravely defending the social and political traditions of the Roman aristocracy and the time-honored principles of Romanism against the influx of those new forces of a later age which were seeking to orientalize the ancient. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the Caesars] Reference
She died like a soldier, on duty and at her post, bravely defending the social and political traditions of the Roman aristocracy and the time-honored principles of Romanism against the influx of those new forces of a later age which were seeking to orientalize the ancient Latin republic. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the Caesars]
Supposing, however, that western men were to de-orientalize their gleeful notions of her, and dis-Turk themselves by inviting the woman's voluble tongue to sisterly occupation there in the midst of the pleading Court, as in the domestic circle: very soon would her eyes be harmless: unless directed upon us with intent. From Wordnik.com. [One of Our Conquerors — Complete] Reference
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