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Definition of shell
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Shell (n.) The
covering,
or
outside
part, of a nut; as, a
hazelnut
shell..
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Conchite
::
Conchite
(n.) A
fossil
or
petrified
conch or
shell.
Vesicle
::
Vesicle
(n.) A small
convex
hollow
prominence
on the
surface
of a shell or a
coral.
Splintery
::
Splinterproof
(a.) Proof
against
the
splinters,
or
fragments,
of
bursting
shells..
Squarroso-dentate
::
Squarrose
(a.)
Having
scales
spreading
every way, or
standing
upright,
or at right
angles
to the
surface;
-- said of a
shell..
Props
::
Props (n. pl.) A game of
chance,
in which four sea
shells,
each
called
a prop, are used
instead
of
dice..
Interseptal
::
Interseptal
(a.)
Between
septa;
as, the
interseptal
spaces
or
zones,
between
the
transparent,
or
septal,
zones in
striated
muscle;
the
interseptal
chambers
of a
shell,
or of a seed
vessel..
Shell
::
Shell (v. t.) To throw
shells
or bombs upon or into; to
bombard;
as, to shell a
town..
Petalism
::
Petalism
(n.) A form of
sentence
among the
ancient
Syracusans
by which they
banished
for five years a
citizen
suspected
of
having
dangerous
influence
or
ambition.
It was
similar
to the
ostracism
in
Athens;
but olive
leaves
were used
instead
of
shells
for
ballots.
Crush
::
Crush (v. i.) To be or
become
broken
down or in, or
pressed
into a
smaller
compass,
by
external
weight
or
force;
as, an
eggshell
crushes
easily..
Solenacean
::
Solenacean
(n.) Any
species
of
marine
bivalve
shells
belonging
to the
family
Solenidae.
Toxoglossa
::
Toxoglossa
(n.pl.)
A
division
of
marine
gastropod
mollusks
in which the
radula
are
converted
into
poison
fangs.
The cone
shells
(Conus),
Pleurotoma,
and
Terebra,
are
examples.
See
Illust.
of Cone, n., 4,
Pleurotoma,
and
Terebra..
Globigerina
::
Globigerina
(n.) A genus of small
Foraminifera,
which live
abundantly
at or near the
surface
of the sea. Their dead
shells,
falling
to the
bottom,
make up a large part of the soft mud,
generally
found in
depths
below 3,000 feet, and
called
globigerina
ooze. See
Illust.
of
Foraminifera..
Nutshell
::
Nutshell
(n.)
Hence,
a thing of
little
compass,
or of
little
value..
Rind
::
Rind (n.) The
external
covering
or coat, as of
flesh,
fruit,
trees,
etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel;
shell..
Purpura
::
Purpura
(n.) A genus of
marine
gastropods,
usually
having
a rough and thick
shell.
Some
species
yield a
purple
dye..
Cartridge
::
Cartridge
(n.) A
complete
charge
for a
firearm,
contained
in, or held
together
by, a case,
capsule,
or shell of
metal,
pasteboard,
or other
material..
Buckie
::
Buckie
(n.) A large
spiral
marine
shell,
esp. the
common
whelk.
See
Buccinum..
Shedder
::
Shedder
(n.) A crab in the act of
casting
its
shell,
or
immediately
afterwards
while still soft; --
applied
especially
to the
edible
crabs,
which are most
prized
while in this
state..
Cone
::
Cone (n.) A shell of the genus
Conus,
having
a
conical
form..
Physa
::
Physa (n.) A genus of
fresh-water
Pulmonifera,
having
reversed
spiral
shells.
See Pond
snail,
under
Pond..
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