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seashell

or sea shell

[ see-shel ]
/ ˈsiˌʃɛl /

noun

the shell of any marine mollusk.

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Origin of seashell

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

Words nearby seashell

seascape, sea scorpion, sea scout, sea serpent, sea shanty, seashell, seashore, Seashore test, seasick, seasickness, seaside
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British Dictionary definitions for seashell

seashell
/ (ˈsiːˌʃɛl) /

noun

the empty shell of a marine mollusc
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