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Definition of shell
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Shell (n.) The outer frame or case of a block
within
which the
sheaves
revolve.
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Veneracea
::
Veneracea
(n. pl.) An
extensive
tribe of
bivalve
mollusks
of which the genus Venus is the type. The
shells
are
usually
oval, or
somewhat
heartshaped,
with a
conspicuous
lunule.
See
Venus..
Shell
::
Shell (v. i.) To be
disengaged
from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye
shells
in
reaping..
Wedge-shell
::
Wedge-shell
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of small
marine
bivalves
belonging
to Donax and
allied
genera
in which the shell is
wedge-shaped.
Faluns
::
Faluns
(n.) A
series
of
strata,
of the
Middle
Tertiary
period,
of
France,
abounding
in
shells,
and used by Lyell as the type of his
Miocene
subdivision..
Petworth Marble
::
Petworth
marble
() A kind of shell
marble
occurring
in the
Wealden
clay at
Petworth,
in
Sussex,
England;
--
called
also
Sussex
marble..
Shell
::
Shell (v. t.) To throw
shells
or bombs upon or into; to
bombard;
as, to shell a
town..
Scutibranchiate
::
Scutibranchiate
(a.)
Having
the gills
protected
by a
shieldlike
shell;
of or
pertaining
to the
Scutibranchiata.
Vitrina
::
Vitrina
(n.) A genus of
terrestrial
gastropods,
having
transparent,
very thin, and
delicate
shells,
--
whence
the
name..
Celluloid
::
Celluloid
(n.) A
substance
composed
essentially
of gun
cotton
and
camphor,
and when pure
resembling
ivory in
texture
and
color,
but
variously
colored
to
imitate
coral,
tortoise
shell,
amber,
malachite,
etc. It is used in the
manufacture
of
jewelry
and many small
articles,
as
combs,
brushes,
collars,
and
cuffs;
--
originally
called
xylonite..
Chank
::
Chank (n.) The East
Indian
name for the large
spiral
shell of
several
species
of sea conch much used in
making
bangles,
esp.
Turbinella
pyrum.
Called
also chank
chell..
Natica
::
Natica
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
marine
gastropods
belonging
to
Natica,
Lunatia,
Neverita,
and other
allied
genera
(family
Naticidae.)
They
burrow
beneath
the sand, or mud, and drill other
shells..
Gladius
::
Gladius
(n.) The
internal
shell,
or pen, of
cephalopods
like the
squids..
Trachelipoda
::
Trachelipoda
(n.pl.)
An
extensive
artificial
group of
gastropods
comprising
all those which have a
spiral
shell and the foot
attached
to the base of the neck.
Perforata
::
Perforata
(n. pl.) A
division
of
Foraminifera,
including
those
having
perforated
shells..
Oliva
::
Oliva (n.) A genus of
polished
marine
gastropod
shells,
chiefly
tropical,
and often
beautifully
colored..
Shed
::
Shed (v. t.) To let fall; to throw off, as a
natural
covering
of hair,
feathers,
shell;
to cast; as, fowls shed their
feathers;
serpents
shed their
skins;
trees shed
leaves..
Beak
::
Beak (n.) The upper or
projecting
part of the
shell,
near the hinge of a
bivalve..
Maclurea
::
Maclurea
(n.) A genus of
spiral
gastropod
shells,
often of large size,
characteristic
of the lower
Silurian
rocks..
Articulata
::
Articulata
(v.) One of the
subdivisions
of the
Brachiopoda,
including
those that have the
shells
united
by a
hinge..
Polythalamia
::
Polythalamia
(n. pl.) A
division
of
Foraminifera
including
those
having
a
manychambered
shell.
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