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gours

gours is the plural of gour.

Meaning of gour

Noun (1)

gour (plural gours)

  1. A pool in a cave confined by a dam of mineral deposits accumulating along its rim.
    • […] calcite precipitates. This forms a small dam, accentuating the phenomenon and causing the formation of a calcite dam tilted towards the center of the gour. As water evaporates from the surface of the gour, a thin film of calcite often forms, […]2015, Eric Gilli, Karstology: Karsts, Caves and Springs, page 80

Noun (2)

gour (plural gours)

  1. (India, obsolete) The head man of a village in the Canarese-speaking country.
    • Every Tehsildary is farmed out in villages to the Gours or head-men.c. 1800, Munro's Life, iii. 92

Questions about gours

What is gours the plural of?
Gours is the plural of gour.

Words near gours in the dictionary

  1. Gouro
  2. Gourock
  3. Gourock ham
  4. Gourock hams
  5. gourou
  6. gours
  7. Gous
  8. gousan
  9. gousans
  10. Gouses
  11. gousiekte

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