shellwork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shellwork
Example Sentences
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Art was not somthing that could be depended on, though all right for a hobby, like shellwork or wood carving.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
That had been only a few days ago, and Ray had shown the quilt, so rich and lustrous, and delicate with beautiful shellwork stitchery,—to the young girls this afternoon.
From The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
They have belts of shellwork slung across their shoulders, and are armed with bows and arrows, and flint-headed spears.
From Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne
In two private court-yards we were shown gaily decorated fountains, in alcoves or niches, curiously and elaborately ornamented with mosaic and shellwork, the shells being in perfect preservation.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various
Several "waganga," recognizable by their badges of conical shellwork, came boldly forward.
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
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