: the shell of a marine animal and especially a mollusk
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Wanting to make one that would last, Abramson decided to use seashells at the suggestion of his wife, who died in 2017.—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025 Fadiouth, Senegal Fadiouth has perhaps the coolest foundation of all the smallest islands, as it's made up almost entirely of seashells.—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025 Or, in the case of seashells and coral, carefully arrange and add new pieces to the jar to keep them from cracking.—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025 Nardiz Cooke / Oscar Glottman Other masks are coated in fish scales and seashells.—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seashell
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of seashell was
before the 12th century
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