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seashell

Or sea shell

[see-shel]

noun

  1. the shell of any marine mollusk.



seashell

/ ˈːˌʃɛ /

noun

  1. the empty shell of a marine mollusc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seashell1

before 900; Old English ǣ (not recorded in Middle English ) sea, shell
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Example Sentences

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Comey has responded that this is all so much nonsense, and he was just sharing an image of seashells on the beach.

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It comes a day after he posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers "8647".

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Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers "8647", which he captioned: "Cool shell formation on my beach walk."

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There was the Little Mermaid pair — two purple seashells with a turquoise bow in between that mimicked Ariel’s tail.

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I was more the play-along-the-shoreline kind of kid who would rather build sand castles and look for seashells than join my sister and mom snorkeling among the seagrass beds for what was to be dinner.

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