pilgrim's shell
(also pilgrim shell)
noun
A scallop shell (also occasionally a cockleshell), especially one carried by a pilgrim as a sign of having visited the shrine of St James of Compostela; an artificial imitation of such a shell.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
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- people's war
- people trafficker
- people trafficking
- peopleware
- people-watch
- people-watcher
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- people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
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- peoplish
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- Peoria
- Peorian
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- PEPable
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- Pepin III
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