Gourd
noun
A type of fruit that is similar to a pumpkin, usually has a hard outer shell, and from a certain family of plants.
She displayed a variety of colorful gourds in a bowl as a part of her fall decorations.
Often appears as...
- decorative gourd
- winter gourd
noun
The hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants used for decoration or made into utensils such as cups, bowls or spoons.
He drank the traditional beverage from a gourd that his grandmother fashioned into a cup.
Often appears as...
- drink from a gourd
- gourd cup
noun
A climbing or trailing plant that produces this fruit.
We are planning to grow some gourds along the fence in the backyard.
Often appears as...
- grow gourds
- gourd vine
noun
A type of fruit that is similar to a pumpkin, usually has a hard outer shell, and from a certain family of plants.
She displayed a variety of colorful gourds in a bowl as a part of her fall decorations.
Often appears as...
- decorative gourd
- winter gourd
noun
The hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants used for decoration or made into utensils such as cups, bowls or spoons.
He drank the traditional beverage from a gourd that his grandmother fashioned into a cup.
Often appears as...
- drink from a gourd
- gourd cup
noun
A climbing or trailing plant that produces this fruit.
We are planning to grow some gourds along the fence in the backyard.
Often appears as...
- grow gourds
- gourd vine
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Pro Tip 1/3Fall Decorations
Gourds are often used for thematic autumn decorations due to their varied shapes and colors.
Every October, my teacher brings gourds to class for fall-themed decor.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Edible
Not all gourds are edible; some are ornamental with bitter flesh not meant for consumption.
Although the gourds looked tempting, the sign warned that they were not for eating.
Pro Tip 3/3Plant Variety
The term 'gourd' covers a wide range of plants including pumpkins, squashes, and melons.
The farmer's market had an astonishing variety of gourds for sale.
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Why Having Fun Is the...
And my personal favorite, "Adorn your table with gourds." Those are not good suggestions. Instead, the most effective thing you can do to have more fun is to focus on its ingredients, by which I mean, do everything you can to fill your life with more moments of playfulness,
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Turning Gourds Into...
getting in my stuff drives me crazy I really need a container that I can put the cattail fluff in that I use for my tinder bundles a friend of mine was trading a bunch of boards that she had grown and I was able to get a few from her gourds are basically like primitive
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The Taino myth of the...
But as they tried to look inside the gourd, they dropped it. The gourd broke apart, releasing a deluge that swept the brothers away, separating them from the celestial lands forever. The waters from the gourd formed a new world.
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Can you play the sitar?...
its delicate body made of wood and gourds creaks and warps at the slightest change of temperature and humidity its tuning pegs all 20 of them held in place with nothing more than friction in a
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Why Having Fun Is the...
And my personal favorite, "Adorn your table with gourds." Those are not good suggestions. Instead, the most effective thing you can do to have more fun is to focus on its ingredients, by which I mean, do everything you can to fill your life with more moments of playfulness,
Video examples
Turning Gourds Into...
getting in my stuff drives me crazy I really need a container that I can put the cattail fluff in that I use for my tinder bundles a friend of mine was trading a bunch of boards that she had grown and I was able to get a few from her gourds are basically like primitive
Video examples
The Taino myth of the...
But as they tried to look inside the gourd, they dropped it. The gourd broke apart, releasing a deluge that swept the brothers away, separating them from the celestial lands forever. The waters from the gourd formed a new world.
Video examples
Can you play the sitar?...
its delicate body made of wood and gourds creaks and warps at the slightest change of temperature and humidity its tuning pegs all 20 of them held in place with nothing more than friction in a
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Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
Well, you know, the original banjos were all handmade instruments. Gourd - it would be made with gourds and whatever, you know, materials would have been around. And, you know, first hundred years of its existence, the banjo's known as a plantation instrument, as a black instrument, you know?
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Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
When I first heard the minstrel banjo - I played a gourd first - I almost lost my mind. I was like, Oh, my god. And then I went to Africa, to the Gambia, and studied the akonting, which is an ancestor of the banjo, and just that connection to me was just immense.
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Sue Perkins
English Comedian
To those who say: 'Why pay for a gym when the outdoors is free?' I say this. In nature, there are no medicine balls. You can lie on an outsized gourd doing sit-ups, but in reality, outsized gourds are hard to come by unless you live in a farmers' market.
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Desiderius Erasmus
Dutch Philosopher
I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people.
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Davy Crockett
American Explorer
The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall.
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Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
Well, you know, the original banjos were all handmade instruments. Gourd - it would be made with gourds and whatever, you know, materials would have been around. And, you know, first hundred years of its existence, the banjo's known as a plantation instrument, as a black instrument, you know?
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Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
When I first heard the minstrel banjo - I played a gourd first - I almost lost my mind. I was like, Oh, my god. And then I went to Africa, to the Gambia, and studied the akonting, which is an ancestor of the banjo, and just that connection to me was just immense.
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Sue Perkins
English Comedian
To those who say: 'Why pay for a gym when the outdoors is free?' I say this. In nature, there are no medicine balls. You can lie on an outsized gourd doing sit-ups, but in reality, outsized gourds are hard to come by unless you live in a farmers' market.
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Desiderius Erasmus
Dutch Philosopher
I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people.
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Davy Crockett
American Explorer
The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall.
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