Definition of Durries

1. Noun. (plural of durry) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of durrie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Durries

1. durrie [n] - See also: durrie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Durries

durophagous
durophagy
duroquinol oxidase
duros
durotaxis
durotomies
durotomy
durous
duroy
duroys
durr
durr-brain
durra
durras
durrie
durries (current term)
durrs
durry
dursen't
dursn't
durst
durstn't
durt
durty
durukuli
durukulis
durum
durum wheat
durums
durwan

Literary usage of Durries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Things Indian: Being Discursive Notes on Various Subjects Connected with India by William Crooke (1906)
"... and the woollen with a vertical warp. In both cases this consists of cotton. Cotton carpets are known as Daris or durries, "doormats," or ..."

2. Lord Curzon in India: Being a Selection from His Speeches as Viceroy by George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon, Thomas Raleigh (1906)
"... to the carpet factories, where the durries and rugs are being woven ; to the furniture makers, where the camp equipage is manufactured. ..."

3. Life and Times of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. by David Breakenridge Read (1894)
"Captain durries Williams and several other officers were wounded much about the same time, but are doing well. Young Shaw and McLean received slight wounds. ..."

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