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Definition of Cowrie
1. Noun. Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells.
Generic synonyms: Gastropod, Univalve
Group relationships: Cypraea, Genus Cypraea
Specialized synonyms: Cypraea Moneta, Money Cowrie, Cypraea Tigris, Tiger Cowrie
Definition of Cowrie
1. n. Same as Kauri.
2. n. A marine shell of the genus Cypræa.
Definition of Cowrie
1. Noun. A gastropod of the family ''Cypraeidae'' common to the Indian Ocean. ¹
2. Noun. The pyriform shell, of the '''cowrie''', especially of the species money cowry (''Cypraea moneta''), formerly used as money in some areas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cowrie
1. cowry [n -S] - See also: cowry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowrie
Literary usage of Cowrie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Ruthven then despatched a servant, Henderson, by whom he had been accompanied
from Perth in the early morning, to tell cowrie that the king was ..."
2. Memoirs of the Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts, Including by John Heneage Jesse (1840)
"The cowrie Conspiracy.—The suspected Conspirators. ... THE cowrie conspiracy, by
which we are to un derstand the real or pretended attempt on the life of ..."
3. The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: Accompanied by an Atlas (1822)
"There are, accordingly, upwards of SO orchards in the Curse of cowrie. Next to
the Carse of Gowrie, the beet exposure for raising fruit is the foot of the ..."
4. Elementary Principles of Carpentry by Thomas Tredgold, Peter Barlow (1853)
"cowrie. 403 a.—The cowrie is brought from New Zealand, and possesses many of the
most esteemed qualities of the pine species : it is from a coniferous tree ..."
5. The Popular History of England by Charles Knight (1880)
"The cowrie conspiracy.—The last parliament of Elizabeth. —Debates on a subsidy.—Bill
for abating monopolies.—The queen's wisdom in yielding to public ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Ruthven then despatched a servant, Henderson, by whom he had been accompanied
from Perth in the early morning, to tell cowrie that the king was ..."
7. Memoirs of the Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts, Including by John Heneage Jesse (1840)
"The cowrie Conspiracy.—The suspected Conspirators. ... THE cowrie conspiracy, by
which we are to un derstand the real or pretended attempt on the life of ..."
8. The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: Accompanied by an Atlas (1822)
"There are, accordingly, upwards of SO orchards in the Curse of cowrie. Next to
the Carse of Gowrie, the beet exposure for raising fruit is the foot of the ..."
9. Elementary Principles of Carpentry by Thomas Tredgold, Peter Barlow (1853)
"cowrie. 403 a.—The cowrie is brought from New Zealand, and possesses many of the
most esteemed qualities of the pine species : it is from a coniferous tree ..."
10. The Popular History of England by Charles Knight (1880)
"The cowrie conspiracy.—The last parliament of Elizabeth. —Debates on a subsidy.—Bill
for abating monopolies.—The queen's wisdom in yielding to public ..."
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