Cowrie was used as money in parts of Asia. [Please select]
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The French porcelaine, from which the word comes into English, is an adaptation of the Italian porcellana, a cowrie-shell, the beautifully polished surface of which caused the name to be applied to the ware. [Please select]
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There was no need to worry about food--no need to spend a cowrie at the crowded stalls. [Please select]
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In this process curios are occasionally separated, such as palm kernels, cowrie shells, shea butter nuts, good luck seeds and "crab's eyes." [Please select]
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One African tribe calls forty 'ogodze,' which means 'string,' because they use cowrie-shells strung together by forties for counting. [Please select]
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