But they separate each amulet with blue beads and wear around their waists a girdle of various kinds. The women of the highlands wear a large girdle called "Raqad al-Ghaffa" among them, and the women of the middle region wear the "Majuz," and the women of the lowlands wear the "Harsh" and the "Makhdur." All that is mentioned is made in Khalil, a district of Sham. However, "Raqad al-Ghaffa" is very smooth, and it is between green, blue, and yellow, and its famous ones are black beads that resemble eggs, and the "Majnibi" is similar, except it is smaller than it and has roughness and unevenness in its craftsmanship. The "Harsh" is in its color, but it is small, like prayer beads with overall roughness, and it has folds. As for the "Makhdur," it is cylindrical beads. And they wear on their arms necklaces called "Al-Dar'a" at the joint between the upper arm and the forearm. It is a necklace composed of beads, the length of each bead is about two carats. It is white and black and is called "Al-Nashur." They string a white bead and a black bead, and they separate every two beads with a bead of coral, or of cooked artificial coral, or of "Hub al-Ru'af," depending on their financial status, whether poor or rich. And among their adornments is "Al-Ladha," which is a thick silver wire, half