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[ kawr-ee, kor-ee ] / ˈkɔr i, ˈkɒr i /
noun Scot.a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain. Origin of corrieFirst recorded in 1785–95, corrie is from the Scots Gaelic word coire cauldron, whirlpool, hollow Words nearby corriecorrida, corrido, corridor, corridor of uncertainty, corridors of power, corrie, Corriedale, corrie-fisted, Corrientes, Corrigan, Corrigan's pulse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corrieAnd ultimately, this is why Corrie was where she was: Because Israel has treated the Gaza Strip as a war zone since 1967. The Unsurprising Rachel Corrie Verdict|Emily L. Hauser|September 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST He denied the Corrie family's demand for a symbolic $1 in damages. Israeli Court Rules Corrie Death Accidental|Dan Ephron|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the driver testified that he failed to see Corrie because his field vision from inside the bulldozer was narrow. Israeli Court Rules Corrie Death Accidental|Dan Ephron|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST "You can do nothing, Corrie," said Henry, trying to soothe him. Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader|R. M. Ballantyne
"It won't do, Gascoyne," gasped poor Corrie, on being permitted again to use his windpipe. Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader|R. M. Ballantyne "I wish you had been with us, Corrie," was all Gerard found to say. From the Car Behind|Eleanor M. Ingram Corrie did not move; his left arm was thrown about the neck of the huge dog reared up beside him against the machine. From the Car Behind|Eleanor M. Ingram "Poopy's gone," gasped Corrie, after a few seconds had elapsed. Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader|R. M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for corrie
noungeology another name for cirque (def. 1) Word Origin for corrieC18: from Gaelic coire cauldron, kettle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |