gourd

[ gawrd, gohrd, goord ]

/ gɔrd, goʊrd, gʊərd /

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noun

the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria(white-flowered gourd, or bottle gourd ), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo(yellow-flowered gourd ), used ornamentally.Compare gourd family.

a plant bearing such a fruit.

a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.

a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.

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Idioms about gourd

out of / off one's gourd, Slang. out of one's mind; crazy.

Origin of gourd

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde, from Anglo-French (Old French cöorde ), from Latin cucurbita

OTHER WORDS FROM gourd

gourdlike, adjective

Words nearby gourd

go under, Gounod, go up, go up in flames, gourami, gourd, gourd cup, gourde, gourd family, gourmand, gourmandise

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How to use gourd in a sentence

Holding the first pumpkin by its stem, slowly and steadily submerge the entire gourd into the tub.
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In a recent interview, Sona Jobarteh, a musician and composer from Gamba in West Africa, a virtuoso on the Kora, a multi-stringed lute with a gourd body, explained her music did not mean the same to all listeners.
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Preachers and Hackmen Thrive Through Novel Industry which Sprang into Existence as Rapidly as Jonah’s Gourd When Delaware Adopted Laws Correcting Evils of Its Lax License System.
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I will cook, and I’m setting up a fall table with leaf and gourd decorations and a sweet pecan pie candle.
I will be lonely on Thanksgiving. But that will not stop me from celebrating.|Kellie B. Gormly|November 23, 2020|Washington Post

Teammates would get calls from Ellis out of his gourd at 3:30 a.m. on nights before games.
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Instead, Violet is kidnapped and solid to a rival courtesan house, where she is trained by an older courtesan named Magic Gourd.
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The woman who was the spokesperson held out a calabash, a hollowed out gourd traditionally used to hold the cutters' instruments.
How the Gambia is Fighting FGC|Julia Lalla-Maharajh|February 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One is simply composed of a crooked stick, a small hollow gourd, and a single string of brass wire.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
See Fig. 85, a copy of a broken sepulchral slab, in which the prophets booth is reduced to a single branch of a gourd.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
With that he took a big gourd from the corner and painted a face on it with a piece of charcoal found in the fireplace.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Through the opening he slowly pushed the gourd, topped by the hat and having long hair hanging down the sides.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
I have a clear picture of the warrior holding the 247 end of the cord calling for some one to bring a gourd of water.
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British Dictionary definitions for gourd

gourd

/ (ɡʊəd) /

noun

the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous or similar plants, esp the bottle gourd and some squashes, whose dried shells are used for ornament, drinking cups, etc

any plant that bears this fruitSee also sour gourd, dishcloth gourd, calabash

a bottle or flask made from the dried shell of the bottle gourd

a small bottle shaped like a gourd

Derived forms of gourd

gourdlike, adjectivegourd-shaped, adjective

Word Origin for gourd

C14: from Old French gourde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita

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