The (fossil) shell of such a mollusc, esp. a single valve of the shell; an artificial imitation of such a shell. Cf. cockleshell, n. 1a.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Pectinidae > genus Pecten > member of > shell of (9) cockle1415 The (fossil) shell of such a mollusc, esp. a single valve of the shell; an artificial imitation of such a shell. Cf. cockleshell, n. 1a. cockleshell?1440 The shell of a cockle (cockle, n.2 1a), esp. a single valve of the shell; occasionally as a mass noun. Cf. cockle, n.2 1b. scallop-shell1530 The shell of the scallop, or, more usually, one valve of it: frequently with reference to its being a pilgrim's badge. (Cf. note s.v. escallop-shell… freel1637 A kind of shellfish; (perhaps) = frill, n.1 2. scallop1639 A scallop-shell; a vessel resembling one, used in baptism, etc. frill1713 A kind of scallop-shell. See freel, n. Jacob's shell1757 the scallop-shell Pecten Jacobæus, the emblem of St. James the Greater, and worn by pilgrims who had visited his shrine. petuncle1854 A small scallop. skimmer shell1880 the shell of a clam or scallop (cf. sense 1c). |
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