A shell of this kind (or a vessel resembling one) used for a specific purpose. = scallop, n. 1c.
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > pilgrim's garb > items of attire > [noun] > token > shell (6) shell1362 A shell of this kind (or a vessel resembling one) used for a specific purpose. = scallop, n. 1c. scallop?a1400 A pilgrim's cockle-shell worn as a sign that he had visited the shrine of St. James at Compostella. cockleshell1488 A scallop shell, or an imitation or representation of this, as the badge or emblem of a person, group, etc.; esp. this as the emblem of St James… 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… Jacob's shell1757 the scallop-shell Pecten Jacobæus, the emblem of St. James the Greater, and worn by pilgrims who had visited his shrine. cockle1962 A scallop shell, or an imitation or representation of this, as the badge or emblem of a person, group, etc.; esp. this as the emblem of St James the… |
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