cowrie

or cow·ry

[ kou-ree ]

/ ˈkaʊ ri /

noun, plural cow·ries.

the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta(money cowrie ), used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament.

the gastropod itself.

Origin of cowrie

First recorded in 1655–65; from Hindi, Urdu kauṛī, kauḍī, from Sanskrit kapardikā, diminutive of kaparda-, of Dravidian origin; compare Tamil kavaṭi, kotu “shell, cowrie”

Words nearby cowrie

cowpoke, cow pony, cowpox, COWPS, cowpuncher, cowrie, cowrite, cowriter, cow shark, cowshed, cowskin

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Example sentences from the Web for cowrie

Blue was the colour of the "luck stone" of Hathor, the sky and water goddess whose symbols included the cowrie.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
It was covered with red velvet and decorated with cowrie shells.
The Horsewoman|Alice M. Hayes
As he remarks: “The great advantage of the use of the cowrie is that forgery is excluded, as it cannot possibly be imitated.”
Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
Islands are denoted on this wonderful piece of native work by cowrie shells fastened to the framework.
Stevensoniana|Various

Once I asked him how many people he had killed (he wore the cowrie kilt, a sure sign he had killed some one).
My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills|James Johnstone

British Dictionary definitions for cowrie

cowrie

cowry

/ (ˈkaʊrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any marine gastropod mollusc of the mostly tropical family Cypraeidae, having a glossy brightly marked shell with an elongated opening

the shell of any of these molluscs, esp the shell of Cypraea moneta (money cowry), used as money in parts of Africa and S Asia

Word Origin for cowrie

C17: from Hindi kaurī, from Sanskrit kaparda, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kōtu shell

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

单词	cowrie
释义	cowrie or cow·ry [ kou-ree ] / ˈkaʊ ri / noun, plural cow·ries. the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta(money cowrie ), used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament. the gastropod itself. Origin of cowrie First recorded in 1655–65; from Hindi, Urdu kauṛī, kauḍī, from Sanskrit kapardikā, diminutive of kaparda-, of Dravidian origin; compare Tamil kavaṭi, kotu “shell, cowrie” Words nearby cowrie cowpoke, cow pony, cowpox, COWPS, cowpuncher, cowrie, cowrite, cowriter, cow shark, cowshed, cowskin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cowrie Blue was the colour of the "luck stone" of Hathor, the sky and water goddess whose symbols included the cowrie. Ancient Man in Britain\|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie It was covered with red velvet and decorated with cowrie shells. The Horsewoman\|Alice M. Hayes As he remarks: “The great advantage of the use of the cowrie is that forgery is excluded, as it cannot possibly be imitated.” Great African Travellers\|W.H.G. Kingston Islands are denoted on this wonderful piece of native work by cowrie shells fastened to the framework. Stevensoniana\|Various Once I asked him how many people he had killed (he wore the cowrie kilt, a sure sign he had killed some one). My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills\|James Johnstone British Dictionary definitions for cowrie cowrie cowry / (ˈkaʊrɪ) / noun plural -ries any marine gastropod mollusc of the mostly tropical family Cypraeidae, having a glossy brightly marked shell with an elongated opening the shell of any of these molluscs, esp the shell of Cypraea moneta (money cowry), used as money in parts of Africa and S Asia Word Origin for cowrie C17: from Hindi kaurī, from Sanskrit kaparda, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kōtu shell 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
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