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Webster 1913 Edition

Cowry

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Cow′rie

Cow′ry

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(kou′ry̆)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Cowries
(-rĭz)
.
[Hind.
kaurī
.]
(Zool.)
A marine shell of the genus
Cypræa
.
☞ There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly
Cypræa moneta
and several other species were largely used as money in Africa and some other countries, and they are still so used to some extent. The value is always trifling, and varies at different places.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cowry

COWRY

,
Noun.
A small shell, the Cypraea moneta, used for coin in Africa and the East Indies.

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