- a variation of dhurrie.
durrie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of durrie
from Hindi darī
Example Sentences
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He asked his old mother for durrie, but she said there was none left.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
They knew he did not want to use it himself, for they saw his durrie on a piece of bark, between two fires, already cooking.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
When they had eaten, she hurried them off to her real home, built in a hollow tree, a little distance away from where she had been cooking her durrie.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
For words introduced into English compare karma, sanyasi, fakir, brahmin, ghat, puggaree, pyjama, pucca, curry, chutney, chintz, cummerbund, khaki, rupee, durrie, turban, sepoy. doll.
From Stories from Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
Look ye, I have a durrie made of fresh doonburr seed, cooking just now on that bark between two fires; that shall your children eat, and swiftly shall I make them another.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
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