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Definition of Kaury

1. Noun. Tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood.

Definition of Kaury

1. kauri [n -RIES] - See also: kauri

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kaury

Literary usage of Kaury

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

1. Our Debt to the Red Man: The French-Indians in the Development of the United by Louise Seymour Houghton (1918)
"His son Cha-ge-ka-ka, or Little De kaury, succeeded him as chief, but died within six months. He was the idol of the Indians but was very rebellious to the ..."

2. Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns: Being a History and Guide to by Park, Wm. J., & co., pub (1877)
"Gray-headed Day-Kau-Ray or De kaury, with a considerable force, met Gen. Atkinson at Portage, while Gen. Dodge was in the field during the troubles ..."

3. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"The hand so designated implies that it is twisted or turned into a function that ought to be performed by the other. kaury-maury is used in the " Vision of ..."

4. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Walter Malins Rose, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"The Jury returned a verdict for defendants, and a writ of error sued out by the plaintiffs has brought the case to this court for review. Mr. Wm. A. kaury, ..."

5. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin by State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1882)
"He married into the noted Winnebago De kaury family, and took great interest in that nation, long serving as an interpreter, and many yean as a trader among ..."

6. A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English Language by George Lillie Craik (1871)
"He -was as pale as a pellet,7 In the palsy he seemed ; And clothed jn a kaury maury * I couth it nought descrive, In kirtle and ..."

7. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance by Warren Upham (1920)
"... which are the county seats of its most northeast counties on the border of Minnesota, were named for him. This name, variously spelled also as De kaury, ..."

8. Wisconsin in Three Centuries, 1634-1905 by Henry Colin Campbell (1906)
"De kaury, who received a death-wound before Quebec in 1760. Her hospitality won warm praise from Carver, who spent four days as her guest. ..."

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