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Definition of Doura
1. Noun. Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
Generic synonyms: Grain Sorghum
Definition of Doura
1. n. A kind of millet. See Durra.
Definition of Doura
1. Noun. A kind of sorghum. ¹
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Definition of Doura
1. durra [n -S] - See also: durra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doura
Literary usage of Doura
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pioneering in New Guinea by James Chalmers (1887)
"... to proceed up the Edith River, hoping hereby to reach doura, and thence advance
to the ... and be in the future friendly with the doura; but the latter, ..."
2. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, by John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"... and they may frequently, as at the present day, have been contented with bread
made of the doura § flour ; children, and even grown persons, ..."
3. Shetland: Descriptive and Historical; and Topographical Description of that by Robert Cowie (1879)
"Leaving doura Voe, we proceed northwards through i On our left is a high and
rather rocky coast, and on the right these picturesque little isles. ..."
4. Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land by Stephen Olin (1843)
"... to the Arabs as domestic servants, being more industrious, as well as honest.
' CHAPTER X. Walk on Shore.—Curiosity of the Fellahs.—Low Prices.—doura ..."
5. Shetland. Descriptive and Historical: Being a Graduation Thesis on the by Robert Cowie (1874)
"The great wide bay of doura Voe separates Nesting from Lun- ... parts is very
limited, and few vessels can avail themselves of the shelter of doura Voe. ..."
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