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cowry shell

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cowrie
noun[C]
uk /ˈkaʊ.ri/ us /ˈkaʊr.i/
a small sea creature with a soft body and a brightly coloured shell, or the shell itself used in the past as money in parts of Africa and ...
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shell
noun
uk /ʃel/ us /ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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Examples of cowry shell


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Pawns promote ("bia ngai," flipped cowryshell) and move like queens when they reach the sixth rank.
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Around her neck she wears a black ribbon with a white cowryshell on it (pule oto).
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The narrower end of the egg-shaped cowryshell is the anterior end.
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Ceremonies also used the "miigis" shell (cowryshell), which is found naturally in distant coastal areas.
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The movement of coins is controlled by throw of 4 or 6 cowry shells, hence it is a game of chance.
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The dice can be six cowry shells, although others distinguish chaupur from pachisi by the use of 3 tetrahedral (four sided) dice.
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They are usually made out of gourds or woven fibers and decorated with feathers, beads, cowry shells, and small metal ornaments.
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Cornrowed hairstyles are sometimes adorned with beads or cowry shells.
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Cowry shells are also worn as jewelry or otherwise used as ornaments or charms.
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The uppers are made of one piece of leather or textile embroidered and embellished with brass nails, cowry shells, mirrors, bells and ceramic beads.
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Movement is controlled by throwing cowry shells, but there is also an element of strategy to the game.
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Many objects have been used for centuries, such as cowry shells, precious metals, and gems.
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The masks that are used in this dance include a large spirit mask laden with cowry shells, an old woman mask, a young girl mask, and a young man mask.
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The dice are seven cowry shells.
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Many items have been used as money, from naturally scarce precious metals and cowry shells through cigarettes to entirely artificial money, called fiat money, such as banknotes.
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