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coquillage

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

noun

  1. an ornamental shell motif.


Etymology

Origin of coquillage

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

Example Sentences

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Sur la Dicerate, nouveau genre de coquillage bivalve.

From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

Sur la Galathée, nouveau genre de coquillage bivalve.

From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

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