A shell of this kind (or a vessel resembling one) used for a specific purpose. = conch, n. 3.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > horn > [noun] > conch-shell (4) 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… Pope-horn1772 a conch shell used during Pope Day celebrations. |
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