Assertion: gourd | /r/ObjectUse | used as vessel
Facets:
value: mainly
type: DEGREE
value: for water
type: PURPOSE
value: by gatherers
type: OTHER
value: by hunters
type: OTHER
value: for musical instruments
type: PURPOSE
value: for storage containers
type: PURPOSE
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: for solely decorative functions
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A gourd is mainly used as a vessel or a container at home.
text: The calabash makes an excellent container gourd, hence the name bottle gourd, and may be used as a vessel for storing water, a ladle and even a pipe.
text: They are often used as vessels for water, storage containers or musical instruments, as well as for solely decorative functions.
text: These other gourds are used as utensils or vessels, and their young fruits are eaten much like those of Cucurbita species.
text: The calabash is the only cultivated crop known to have existed in both the Old and New Worlds in pre-Columbian times, mostly used as a vessel by hunters and gatherers.