| 单词 | button shell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutton shell button shell n. (a) a top shell (family Trochidae), typically having a rounded glossy shell often bearing a colourful pattern, esp. Umbonium vestiarium of the Indo-Pacific region; (b) any of various molluscs whose shells are or have been used to make buttons. ΚΠ 1706 J. Petiver Classical Catal. 84 Italian Small Button Shell. 1847 Synopsis Contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 52) 38 The button shell (Rotella lineolata). 1948 Far Eastern Surv. 17 277/2 Various kinds of edible mollusca offer extensive possibilities, as does button-shell fishery. 1994 Hist. Archaeol. 28 9/2 Such an ideal button shell was rarely found but some species were fairly consistently usable. 2006 B. F. Chhapgar Marine Life in India xxxv. 167 One of the daintiest shells is the Button shell or Rosary shell_Umbonium vestiarium. < as lemmas |
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