| 单词 | crown shell |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrown shell crown shell n. now rare any of various marine shells thought to resemble a crown (frequently with distinguishing word indicating the origin of the shell or the shape of the crown); (in later use) spec. the shell of any whelk or conch of the genus Melongena, found off the coasts of tropical America. ΚΠ 1761 R. Dodsley Gen. Contents Brit. Mus. 70 The Gondola Shells, the Persian Crowns, and many Shells that resemble Figs and other Fruit, are deposited under this title [sc. Bulla].] 1762 R. Dodsley Gen. Contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 2) Index Persian Crown Shell. 1772 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. (ed. 2) III. 175 The Æthiopian Crown Shell is about three inches long. 1854 W. H. Smyth Mediterranean ii. 206 (table) [Conus] monachus. Cappuccinu. Crown-shell. 1885 S. Fallows Progressive Dict. Eng. Lang. Crown-shell, a barnacle. 1898 Museum 5 13/1 (advt.) Melongena corona, Crown Shell, from Fla., 24c doz. 1980 H. S. Feinberg tr. B. Sabelli Simon & Schuster's Guide to Shells 70 Whelks or Crown Shells (Melongena). < as lemmas |
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