: the shell of a marine animal and especially a mollusk
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While most barrier islands are situated north-south, Sanibel has an east-west orientation, which allows currents to essentially push seashells up onto the beach.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025 Where conifers grow along the coasts, even seashells sometimes get blown into the goop.—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025 Spring is sweet and romantic with a toss of flower petals, Summer features a seashell scene and, look out, tennis rackets.—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 Fill up your seashell cups and break out the mother-of-pearl dishes for caviar.—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 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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