mussel shelln.

Brit.

/ˈmʌsl ʃɛl/, U.S.

/ˈməs(ə)l ˌʃɛl/

Forms: see mussel n. and shell n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mussel n., shell n.

Etymology: < mussel n. + shell n.

1. The shell of a mussel.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Mytilidae > member of (mussel) > shell of

mussel shell?a1439

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Unionidae > member of > shell of

mussel shell?a1439

mussel-stone1660

eOE Corpus Gloss. (1890) 38/1 Conca, musclan scel.]

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) viii. 2703 (MED) Ther been eke perlis founde in muskel shelles.

c1500 (a1449) J. Lydgate Isopes Fabules (Trin. Cambr.) 27 in Minor Poems (1934) ii. 567 (MED) Perlys whyte..Ben oft founde in muscle shellys blake.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. cccl^v On the see sydes in the more Britayne in muskle shelles.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft i. iv. 10 They can..saile in an egge shell, a cockle or muscle shell.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. vi. ii. 148 The Natives of Brasile use Muscle-shells for Spoons and Knives.

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 312 As thin as a Muscle-Shell.

1788 G. White Jrnl. 28 July (1970) xxi. 314 The bed of Oakhanger pond covered with large muscle shells.

1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 95 A stratum of muscle shells.

1870 Nature 7 Apr. 591/2 They are of two kinds, Free Fellow-Boarders, such as the tiny pea-crab which lives in mussel-shells.

1902 Man 2 97 An aged specimen of mussel-shell..for use as a tool for cutting and polishing.

1967 G. Snyder Back Country iv. 107 He takes a mussel shell. he takes a clamshell. she takes a stick.

1990 Antique Collector Oct. 64/1 Another box is fashioned to resemble a mussel shell and inlaid with piqué and mother-of-pearl.

†2. A person who gapes. Used as a derogatory form of address. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [noun] > types of > person having

mussel shell1602

wry-mouth1840

1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor iv. v. 26 Sim. Pray sir was it not the wise woman of Brainford? Fal. Marry was it Musselshell, what would you?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mussel shell
释义	mussel shelln. Brit. /ˈmʌsl ʃɛl/, U.S. /ˈməs(ə)l ˌʃɛl/ Forms: see mussel n. and shell n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mussel n., shell n. Etymology: < mussel n. + shell n. 1. The shell of a mussel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Mytilidae > member of (mussel) > shell of mussel shell?a1439 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Unionidae > member of > shell of mussel shell?a1439 mussel-stone1660 eOE Corpus Gloss. (1890) 38/1 Conca, musclan scel.] a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) viii. 2703 (MED) Ther been eke perlis founde in muskel shelles. c1500 (a1449) J. Lydgate Isopes Fabules (Trin. Cambr.) 27 in Minor Poems (1934) ii. 567 (MED) Perlys whyte..Ben oft founde in muscle shellys blake. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. cccl^v On the see sydes in the more Britayne in muskle shelles. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft i. iv. 10 They can..saile in an egge shell, a cockle or muscle shell. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. vi. ii. 148 The Natives of Brasile use Muscle-shells for Spoons and Knives. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 312 As thin as a Muscle-Shell. 1788 G. White Jrnl. 28 July (1970) xxi. 314 The bed of Oakhanger pond covered with large muscle shells. 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 95 A stratum of muscle shells. 1870 Nature 7 Apr. 591/2 They are of two kinds, Free Fellow-Boarders, such as the tiny pea-crab which lives in mussel-shells. 1902 Man 2 97 An aged specimen of mussel-shell..for use as a tool for cutting and polishing. 1967 G. Snyder Back Country iv. 107 He takes a mussel shell. he takes a clamshell. she takes a stick. 1990 Antique Collector Oct. 64/1 Another box is fashioned to resemble a mussel shell and inlaid with piqué and mother-of-pearl. †2. A person who gapes. Used as a derogatory form of address. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [noun] > types of > person having mussel shell1602 wry-mouth1840 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor iv. v. 26 Sim. Pray sir was it not the wise woman of Brainford? Fal. Marry was it Musselshell, what would you? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1439
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