Agal

Authors differ much as to the materials of which it is composed: some suppose it to consist of sea-worms, of the mollusca kind; others, of a kind of cuttle-fish, or a glutinous sea-plast called agal-agal. ❋ Frances Bowyer Vaux (N/A)

He wears a long, white cotton thobe, bleached and pressed to a dazzling crispness, and a red-checked ghutra headdress held in place by the black agal headband, the wool cord once used by the Bedouins to hobble their camels. ❋ Richard Bangs (2011)

Arafat would wear his keffiyeh in semi-traditional manner, around the head and wrapped by an agal, but he also wore a similarly patterened piece of cloth in the neckline of his military fatigues. ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

Calling him a "Foreigner or AyyRab Lover," they are screeching out domino and post ad hoc conclusions hoping that he will put on a thobe, tagiyah, ghutra, and agal (Arab male garb) to prove their point. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This item, as it was worn by Yasser Arafat, was typically held in place by a circular rope or agal. ❋ GayandRight (2009)

My Joseph got to be - Joseph, and emerged wearing two towels on his head, one twisted and tied like an agal. ❋ Unknown (2007)

His gutra (not from Dunhill) was tucked in manifold gatherings under the agal, or headband. ❋ P. J. O'Rourke (2003)

Arab men in white dishdasha, ghutra and black agal. * drool* ❋ Natinski (2003)

I'm with S.ott S.agal (ph) who runs the R.S. Owens (ph). ❋ Unknown (2002)

But since the king refers to Ea (as En-ki) a few lines previous, it would appear that at this period Nin-agal is still an independent deity. ❋ Morris Jastrow (1891)

The later identification with Ea appears to be due to the idea of 'strength' involved in the name of Nin-agal. ❋ Morris Jastrow (1891)

They are either white, or red, or black, and are formed chiefly of _agal-agal_ a marine cellular plant. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

Her attorney, William S. Waldo, said she talked to S.agal about the alleged abuse, but didn't report it to authorities. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He kept removing his agal (headgear) and waving it to express his anger.

With Tuesday being 'pournami' (Full Moon) day, the entire temple and the town were aglow with lighted lamps, especially small clay lamps or 'agal vilakku,' traditional 'kuthuvilakku,' small pots made of aluminium foil and wax, and moonshine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gordon "That agal (rope around headscarf), is it as good as piano wire for hanging oneself?" ❋ Unknown (2009)

[this kid] [pat] is so agal ❋ Ballpythonteen (2008)