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Webster 1913 Edition
Gourd
Gourd
,Noun.
[F.
gourde
, OF. cougourde
, gouhourde
, fr. L. cucurbita
gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo
); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb
. Cf. Cucurbite
.] 1.
(Bot.)
A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order
Cucurbitaceæ
; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris
) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes. 2.
A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.
Chaucer.
Bitter gourd
, colocynth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gourd
GOURD
,Noun.
Definition 2024
gourd
gourd
English
Noun
gourd (plural gourds)
gourds, fruit of Lagenaria or Cucurbita, probably of Cucurbita pepo
- Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
- The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
- (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
- (informal) loaded dice.[1]
- (slang) Head.
- I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.
Derived terms
Translations
any of the vines producing fruit with hard rind
gourd fruit
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the dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit
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(obsolete) any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae
head
See also
References
- ↑ Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (1898) Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell, Henry Altemus Company, page 541