释义 |
cockleshell \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English cokille shelle, from cokille cockle + shelle shell 1. a. : the shell or one of the shell valves of a cockle b. : any shell suggesting this (as a scallop shell) 2. : something resembling a cockleshell < the cockleshells of fair hair — Roger Senhouse > specifically : a light usually flimsy boat
[cockleshell 1a] |