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Definition of shell
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Shell (v. i.) To cast the
shell,
or
exterior
covering;
to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in
falling..
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Cockle
::
Cockle
(n.) A
bivalve
mollusk,
with
radiating
ribs, of the genus
Cardium,
especially
C.
edule,
used in
Europe
for food; --
sometimes
applied
to
similar
shells
of other
genera..
Columbiad
::
Columbiad
(n.) A form of
seacoast
cannon;
a long,
chambered
gun
designed
for
throwing
shot or
shells
with heavy
charges
of
powder,
at high
angles
of
elevation..
Balanoid
::
Balanoid
(a.)
Resembling
an
acorn;
--
applied
to a group of
barnacles
having
shells
shaped
like
acorns.
See
Acornshell,
and
Barnacle..
Oliva
::
Oliva (n.) A genus of
polished
marine
gastropod
shells,
chiefly
tropical,
and often
beautifully
colored..
Scrimshaw
::
Scrimshaw
(v. t.) To
ornament,
as
shells,
ivory,
etc., by
engraving,
and
(usually)
rubbing
pigments
into the
incised
lines..
Trough-shell
::
Trough-shell
(n.) Any
bivalve
shell of the genus
Mactra.
See
Mactra.
Conch
::
Conch (n.) A name
applied
to
various
marine
univalve
shells;
esp. to those of the genus
Strombus,
which are of large size. S. gigas is the large pink West
Indian
conch.
The large king,
queen,
and cameo
conchs
are of the genus
Cassis.
See
Cameo..
Shagbark
::
Shagbark
(n.) A
rough-barked
species
of
hickory
(Carya
alba),
its nut.
Called
also
shellbark.
See
Hickory..
Conch
::
Conch (n.) In works of art, the shell used by
Tritons
as a
trumpet..
Concavo-convex
::
Concavo-convex
(a.)
Concave
on one side and
convex
on the
other,
as an
eggshell
or a
crescent..
Lithodomus
::
Lithodomus
(n.) A genus of
elongated
bivalve
shells,
allied
to the
mussels,
and
remarkable
for their
ability
to bore holes for
shelter,
in solid
limestone,
shells,
etc.
Called
also
Lithophagus..
Tridacna
::
Tridacna
(n.) A genus of very large
marine
bivalve
shells
found on the coral reefs of the
Indian
and
Pacific
Oceans.
One
species
(T.
gigas)
often
weighs
four or five
hundred
pounds,
and is
sometimes
used for
baptismal
fonts.
Called
also paw
shell,
and
fountain
shell..
Concave
::
Concave
(a.)
Hollow
and
curved
or
rounded;
vaulted;
-- said of the
interior
of a
curved
surface
or line, as of the curve of the of the inner
surface
of an
eggshell,
in
opposition
to
convex;
as, a
concave
mirror;
the
concave
arch of the sky..
Sloughing
::
Sloughing
(n.) The act of
casting
off the skin or
shell,
as do
insects
and
crustaceans;
ecdysis..
Shell
::
Shell (n.) An
instrument
of
music,
as a lyre, -- the first lyre
having
been made, it is said, by
drawing
strings
over a
tortoise
shell..
Spirulate
::
Spirula
(n.) A genus of
cephalopods
having
a
multilocular,
internal,
siphunculated
shell in the form of a flat
spiral,
the coils of which are not in
contact..
Cockled
::
Cockled
(a.)
Inclosed
in a
shell.
Cornsheller
::
Cornsheller
(n.) A
machine
that
separates
the
kernels
of corn from the cob.
Escalop
::
Escalop
(n.) A
bivalve
shell of the genus
Pecten.
See
Scallop.
Conchifera
::
Conchifera
(n. pl.) That class of
Mollusca
which
includes
the
bivalve
shells;
the
Lamellibranchiata.
See
Mollusca.
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