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cowry

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cow·ry  (kour)
n.
Variant of cowrie.
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Noun1.cowrycowry - any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
cowrie
gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
Cypraea, genus Cypraea - type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
Cypraea moneta, money cowrie - cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa
Cypraea tigris, tiger cowrie - cowrie whose shell is used for ornament


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A group of hunter-musicians, cloaked in mud-cloth and cowry shells, began beating the drums and playing the balafon.
Visual Griots of Mali: empowering youth through the Art of Photography by Davis, Shawn / African Arts
Within a sleek, freestanding metal frame, a selection of furnishings and curios--a David Hockney etching of young male lovers, a bust of Apollo (the original "Greek god") garlanded with roped cowry beads, a headless body of a once fabulous wooden carousel horse cradled on a tattered loveseat--outline the dimensions of a virtual interior.
Jack Pierson: Cheim & Read by Avgikos, Jan / Artforum International
A clever man named Yo manages to find a wife for a stingy king willing to pay only one cowry shell as the bride-price.
Only One Cowry: A Dahomean Tale by Brabander, Jennifer M. / The Horn Book Magazine
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