- a variation of dhurrie.
durrie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of durrie
from Hindi darī
Example Sentences
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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
One day the wives asked their husband to lend them the dayoorl stone, that they might grind some doonburr to make 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
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
When the women had gone, Gooloo gathered the children round her and fed them with durrie, hot from the coals.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
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