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cowrie::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cowry |
| Type of | univalve, gastropod |
| Has types | tiger cowrie, cypraea tigris, cypraea moneta, money cowrie |
Examples of cowrie
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Gent with Old-money Eyes makes great use of cowrie shells once used as currency.
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A hundred years ago you could still pay your taxes in Uganda in cowrie shells.
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Six cowrie shells are used to determine the amount to move the players'pieces.
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Others have padlocks, wooden pegs or cowrie shells attached to them for symbolic purposes.
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The network of dollar users is larger than that of cowrie-shell users.
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In Southeast Asia, cowrie shells and tamarind seeds are the most common.
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A cowrie shell indicates contact with the Red Sea or the Persian Gulf.
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Called Transit of Venus, the gown is made of tapa cloth and decorated with cowrie shells.
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Small cowrie-shell beads that dot the quilt's surface suggest rain.
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- Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
- Cowry, also sometimes spelled cowrie, plural cowries, is the common name for a group of small to large marine gastropods in the family Cypraeidae. The word cowry is also often used to refer to the shells of these snails.
- A small shell that was often used as money among the Indians of California.
- (a.k.a. Kavade) a seashell resembling the shape of a Yoni [more]
