The whorled shell of any mollusc; e.g. whelk.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > mollusc or sea-shells (7) buckie1596 The whorled shell of any mollusc; e.g. whelk. blackamoor's tooth1700 a white cowrie shell, esp. as formerly used as currency in Africa; usually in plural. burgau1753 ‘The name of several univalve nacreous shells’ (Littré). seashell1837 Material consisting of seashells. Bombay shell1858 the bull's-mouth shell, Cassis rufa, used for cutting shell cameos. paua shell1873 In full paua shell. The broad oval shell of any of these molluscs, which has a row of holes along the back and an iridescent blue, green, and pink… black helmet1876 a Caribbean helmet shell of the genus Cassis, esp. the king helmet (C. tuberosa) and the queen helmet (C. madagascariensis), both used in making… |
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