Definition of "urd" [urd]

• In Scand. myth., one of the three Fates, the Norn of the past. (noun)
• In India, the most highly prized of all the pulses of the genus Phaseolus, a variety of P. Mungo, largely cultivated in all parts of India. It is a valued article of Hindu medicine, and as food is eaten in the form of bread, boiled whole, parched, or as spice-balls. Same as mash. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But the subcontinent also had its own species, the most important of which are the Asiatic Vigna species or as they are known in India ‘grams’: mung beans (V. radiata or green gram), urd beans (V. mungo or black gram) as well as moth beans (V. aconitifolia), and rice beans (V. umbellata)."
• "There are serious issues facing Leda, despite the efforts made by Islamic Relief which have been rated ++ by Francois Grunewald from Groupe URD (French acronym for Emergency Rehabilitation Development, a French not for profit Research and Evaluation Institute -- www. urd.org) who visited the camps during a mission for the European Humanitarian office DG ECHO."
• "July 24, 2009 at 8:28 am ohai, mai pieohneer dai iz gud, ai dint goe daown tew teh beeg puh-rayd coz iz nawt mai fing, an iz gittin HAWT allreddee! aifink wii goes tew a moobee diz affturnuun! ai haz a ty-urd aftur awl taht mowntin krossink!"