moon shell

noun

any marine gastropod of the family Naticidae, having a rounded, short-spired, smooth shell.
the shell itself.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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Origin of moon shell

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby moon shell

moon knife, moon letter, moon pillar, moon pool, moon rat, moon shell, moon-blind, moon-eyed, moon-faced, moonball, moonbeam
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