A shell of this kind (or a vessel resembling one) used for a specific purpose. = conch, n. 3.
| 单词 | θ191790 | 
| 释义 | society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > signalling with other sounding instruments > 			[noun]		 > signal on conch-shell > conch as instrument of call (3)		 shell1637 A shell of this kind (or a vessel resembling one) used for a specific purpose. = conch, n. 3. conch-shell1697 conch-shell n. = sense 2 3; also conch-trumpet; conch-like adj., etc. conch1764 Such a shell used as an instrument of call, as in Hindu temples and West Indian plantations. esp. That with which Roman Mythology provided the…  | 
	
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