单词 | gourd |
释义 | gourd —gourdlike, adj. /gawrd, gohrd, goord/, n. 1. the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, esp. those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd), used ornamentally. Cf. gourd family. 2. a plant bearing such a fruit. 3. a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc. 4. a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask. 5. out of or off one's gourd, Slang. out of one's mind; crazy. [1275-1325; ME gourd(e), courde < AF (OF cöorde) < L cucurbita] |
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