: the shell of a marine animal and especially a mollusk
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The Tigers got runners on base, had men in scoring position, then stranded them helplessly and collected zeroes on the scoreboard like seashells.—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Topping the great room are mother-of-pearl light fixtures that look like seashells and make music when the wind blows.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025 The seashells reflect the importance of maritime connections, according to Professor Juan Jesús Cantillo.—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025 Their ivory piping mimicked ancient Greek architecture, and featured edible seashells, pearls and busts.—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 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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