cowrien.

/ˈkaʊəri/

Forms: 1600s ( kauret), cowrey, cori, 1700s cowree, cauri(e, gowrie, 1600s–1800s courie, 1800s couri, coury, cowri, cowry, 1600s– cowrie, cowry.

Etymology: < Hindi and Urdu kauṛī (kauḍī) < Sanskrit kaparda, kapardika.

1. The porcelain-like shell of a small gastropod, Cypræa moneta, found abundantly in the Indian Ocean, and used as money in some parts of Africa and Southern Asia; also the animal itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > shells

shell1600

cowrie1662

porcelainc1665

cowrie shell1817

bouge1875

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) i. 68 They [of Guzuratta] also make use of..certain Shells, which they call Kaurets.

1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. i. ii. 22 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. Their other small Money are the little Shells which they call Cori.

1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 273 The small Shells, called Cowries, which pass for Money in Bengale and other places.

1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 336 White Shells, commonly called Gowries or Blackamores Teeth.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxviii. 347 Their Trade is chiefly from a small Shell-fish called Courie.

1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady i. 9 She wanted a few cowries to buy khauna.

2. gen. Any gastropod (or its shell) of the genus Cypræa or family Cypræidæ, characterized by their oval shape, undeveloped spire, and narow aperture as long as the shell; e.g. Cypræa Europæa, the common cowrie of the British coast.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Cypraeidae > member of (cowrie)

Venus-shell1589

Venus-winkle1601

wart-gowry?1711

nipple cowry1713

smallpox1759

cowrie1777

serpent's skull1795

Arabian cowrie1804

mouse1815

sea-louse1815

serpent's head1815

wasp1815

niggerhead1895

porcelain1601

porcelain shell1601

tiger-shell1753

cowrie1777

tiger-cowrie1839

argus-shell1750

cowrie1777

nutmeg cowrie1815

cowrie shell1817

money cowrie1826

1777 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, quarto) IV. vi. 115 Cypræa. Gowrie..this genus is called Cypræa, and Veneria, from its being peculiarly dedicated to Venus.

1857 J. G. Wood Common Objects Sea Shore ii. 22 The little shell..is one of the cowries.

1884 Miss North Lett. from Seychelles in Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Jan. A lovely cowrie two inches long, like mottled tortoise-shell.

Compounds

cowrie shell n. = sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > shells

shell1600

cowrie1662

porcelainc1665

cowrie shell1817

bouge1875

argus-shell1750

cowrie1777

nutmeg cowrie1815

cowrie shell1817

money cowrie1826

1817 H. T. Colebrooke tr. Bhāskara Āchārya in Algebra 1 Twice ten cowry shells are a cáciní.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 24 Cowry shells..have long been used in the East Indies as small money.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	cowrie
释义	cowrien. /ˈkaʊəri/ Forms: 1600s ( kauret), cowrey, cori, 1700s cowree, cauri(e, gowrie, 1600s–1800s courie, 1800s couri, coury, cowri, cowry, 1600s– cowrie, cowry. Etymology: < Hindi and Urdu kauṛī (kauḍī) < Sanskrit kaparda, kapardika. 1. The porcelain-like shell of a small gastropod, Cypræa moneta, found abundantly in the Indian Ocean, and used as money in some parts of Africa and Southern Asia; also the animal itself. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > shells shell1600 cowrie1662 porcelainc1665 cowrie shell1817 bouge1875 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) i. 68 They [of Guzuratta] also make use of..certain Shells, which they call Kaurets. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. i. ii. 22 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. Their other small Money are the little Shells which they call Cori. 1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 273 The small Shells, called Cowries, which pass for Money in Bengale and other places. 1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 336 White Shells, commonly called Gowries or Blackamores Teeth. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxviii. 347 Their Trade is chiefly from a small Shell-fish called Courie. 1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady i. 9 She wanted a few cowries to buy khauna. 2. gen. Any gastropod (or its shell) of the genus Cypræa or family Cypræidæ, characterized by their oval shape, undeveloped spire, and narow aperture as long as the shell; e.g. Cypræa Europæa, the common cowrie of the British coast. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Cypraeidae > member of (cowrie) Venus-shell1589 Venus-winkle1601 wart-gowry?1711 nipple cowry1713 smallpox1759 cowrie1777 serpent's skull1795 Arabian cowrie1804 mouse1815 sea-louse1815 serpent's head1815 wasp1815 niggerhead1895 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Cypraeidae > member of porcelain1601 porcelain shell1601 tiger-shell1753 cowrie1777 tiger-cowrie1839 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Cypraeidae > shell of cowrie argus-shell1750 cowrie1777 nutmeg cowrie1815 cowrie shell1817 money cowrie1826 1777 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, quarto) IV. vi. 115 Cypræa. Gowrie..this genus is called Cypræa, and Veneria, from its being peculiarly dedicated to Venus. 1857 J. G. Wood Common Objects Sea Shore ii. 22 The little shell..is one of the cowries. 1884 Miss North Lett. from Seychelles in Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Jan. A lovely cowrie two inches long, like mottled tortoise-shell. Compounds cowrie shell n. = sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > shells shell1600 cowrie1662 porcelainc1665 cowrie shell1817 bouge1875 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Cypraeidae > shell of cowrie argus-shell1750 cowrie1777 nutmeg cowrie1815 cowrie shell1817 money cowrie1826 1817 H. T. Colebrooke tr. Bhāskara Āchārya in Algebra 1 Twice ten cowry shells are a cáciní. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 24 Cowry shells..have long been used in the East Indies as small money. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1662
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