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seashell

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Etymology

From sea + shell.

Noun

seashell (plural seashells)

  1. The empty shell of a marine mollusk.
    • 2020 February 7, AJ Willingham, “What a great week for rescue pets!”, in CNN:
      Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations!
    • 2024 April 21, Laura Paddison, “Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags”, in CNN:
      Fans will pump air through the alkaline stream, which causes carbon dioxide to form solid calcium carbonate, the material from which seashells are formed, which will look like a fine sand, as well as dissolved bicarbonate.
  2. The animal living inside a seashell.
    The seashells on the beach are toxic and best avoided.
  3. A very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.
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Adjective

seashell

  1. Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.

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Verb

seashell (third-person singular simple present seashells, present participle seashelling, simple past and past participle seashelled)

  1. (transitive) To collect seashells.

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