Definition of Gourds. Meaning of Gourds. Synonyms of Gourds

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Definition of Gourds

Gourd
Gourd Gourd, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf. Cucurbite.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitace[ae]; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes. 2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer. Bitter gourd, colocynth.
Gourd
Gourd Gourd, n. A false die. See Gord.
Gourd
Gourd Gourd, Gourde Gourde n. [Sp. gordo large.] A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. --Simmonds.
gourd
Gord Gord, n. [Written also gourd.] [Perh. hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd.] An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

Meaning of Gourds from wikipedia

- hollow, dried-out s****. There are many different gourds worldwide. The main plants referred to as gourds include several species from the genus Cucurbita...
- of Austin Hess, Christopher (2000-09-22). "The Gourds - Songs of Innocence and Experience: The Gourds Kiss the Winged Life as It Flies - Music". The Austin...
- calabash gourds. The gourd was one of the world's first cultivated plants grown not primarily for food, but for use as containers. The bottle gourd may have...
- make samlor tralach, which is winter gourd and pork soup, or stuffed pork in the gourd. In Chinese cuisine, the gourds are used in stir fries or combined...
- up gourd in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, and/or its fruit. Gourd may also refer to: The Gourds, a musical...
- Wild gourd is a common name for several noncultivated plants in the family Cucurbitaceae and may refer to: Wild growing forms of plants called gourds, particularly...
- fan usually are held in opposite hands. Normally Kiowa Gourd Clan members do not use real gourds in this dance because they are ****ociated with the Native...
- Gourd art involves creating works of art using Lagenaria spp. hard-s**** gourds as an art medium. Gourd surfaces may be carved, painted, sanded, burned...
- Trichosanthes dioica Roxb., also known as pointed gourd, is a tropical perennial cucurbit plant with its origin in the Indian subcontinent. It is also...
- waists, whereas Lani men wear double gourds held up with strips of cloth and use the space between the two gourds for carrying small items such as money...