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Definition of shell
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shell is as below...
Shell (n.) A
hollow
projectile,
of
various
shapes,
adapted
for a
mortar
or a
cannon,
and
containing
an
explosive
substance,
ignited
with a fuse or by
percussion,
by means of which the
projectile
is burst and its
fragments
scattered.
See
Bomb..
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Tabby
::
Tabby (n.) A
mixture
of lime with
shells,
gravel,
or
stones,
in equal
proportions,
with an equal
proportion
of
water.
When dry, this
becomes
as hard as
rock..
Bream
::
Bream (v. t.) To
clean,
as a
ship's
bottom
of
adherent
shells,
seaweed,
etc., by the
application
of fire and
scraping..
Turrilite
::
Turrilite
(n.) Any
fossil
ammonite
of the genus
Turrilites.
The shell forms an open
spiral
with the later
whorls
separate.
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..
Ambitus
::
Ambitus
(n.) The
exterior
edge or
border
of a
thing,
as the
border
of a leaf, or the
outline
of a
bivalve
shell..
Serpulite
::
Serpulite
(n.) A
fossil
serpula
shell.
Concho-spiral
::
Concho-spiral
(n.) A kind of
spiral
curve found in
certain
univalve
shells.
Turritella
::
Turritella
(n.) Any
spiral
marine
gastropod
belonging
to
Turritella
and
allied
genera.
These
mollusks
have an
elongated,
turreted
shell,
composed
of many
whorls.
They have a
rounded
aperture,
and a horny
multispiral
operculum..
Conch
::
Conch (n.) In works of art, the shell used by
Tritons
as a
trumpet..
Haliotis
::
Haliotis
(n.) A genus of
marine
shells;
the
ear-shells.
See
Abalone.
Testaceous
::
Testaceous
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
shells;
consisted
of a hard
shell,
or
having
a hard
shell..
Phragmocone
::
Phragmocone
(n.) The thin
chambered
shell
attached
to the
anterior
end of a
belemnite.
Half-deck
::
Half-deck
(n.) A shell of the genus
Crepidula;
a boat
shell.
See Boat
shell.
Hard-shell
::
Hard-shell
(a.)
Unyielding;
insensible
to
argument;
uncompromising;
strict.
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..
Goroon Shell
::
Goroon
shell () A
large,
handsome,
marine,
univalve
shell
(Triton
femorale)..
Pelagian
::
Pelagian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the sea;
marine;
pelagic;
as,
pelagian
shells..
Placophora
::
Placophora
(n. pl.) A
division
of
gastropod
Mollusca,
including
the
chitons.
The back is
covered
by eight
shelly
plates.
Called
also
Polyplacophora.
See
Illust.
under
Chiton,
and
Isopleura..
Terebratuliform
::
Terebratuliform
(a.)
Having
the
general
form of a
terebratula
shell.
Conchite
::
Conchite
(n.) A
fossil
or
petrified
conch or
shell.
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