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coquillage

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[koh-ki-lahzh, kaw-kee-yahzh] / ˌkoʊ kɪˈlɑʒ, kɔ kiˈjɑʒ /

noun

  1. an ornamental shell motif.


Etymology

Origin of coquillage

1850–55; < French: a shellfish. See coquille, -age

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