seashell

or sea shell

[ see-shel ]

/ ˈsiˌʃɛl /

noun

the shell of any marine mollusk.

Nearby words

searcy, searle, sears, sears tower, seascape, seashell, seashore, seashore test, seasick, seasickness, seaside

Origin of seashell

before 900; Old English sǣscill (not recorded in Middle English) see sea, shell

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Examples from the Web for seashell

The operculum,21 of a seashell, or very occasionally some bright object, may set off the knob.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan
On each side of the base is a shallow silver dish shaped like a seashell and supported by dolphins.
Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology|Margaret Brown Klapthor
Wherever he went and whatever he did these confused suspicions resounded in his ears like the murmur in a seashell.
The Redemption of David Corson|Charles Frederic Goss
We slept until the hour when a man promenaded the town blowing blasts on a seashell to call the people to their work.
The Fortunate Isles|Mary Stuart Boyd

The eastern sky, vivid with seashell tints, hovered so low that the topmost crags seemed to support its glowing colors.
With Hoops of Steel|Florence Finch Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for seashell

seashell

/ (ˈsiːˌʃɛl) /

noun

the empty shell of a marine mollusc

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