: the shell of a marine animal and especially a mollusk
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The couple went all out, with Bode applying seashells, rhinestones and prosthetic gills to her face while Brooks went with Roan’s signature white facepaint, blue eyeshadow and red lip.—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 As per previous iterations, the brand’s Remember Me jacket introduced last year once again stood out for its pure lines and seasonal embellishments, including motifs such as the moon and the sun, an exotic mermaid, a fish, a sea turtle, as well as tropical flowers and seashells.—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025 Six months later, in Mumbai, the film shows Ayaan handing a small box of seashells to an older man—the same keepsake that once belonged to young Eela Sapru.—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025 Sticking with the beach theme, Jenner posed topless with seashells covering her chest in another snapshot.—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seashell
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of seashell was
before the 12th century
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