Definition of Seashell

1. Noun. The shell of a marine organism.

Generic synonyms: Shell

Definition of Seashell

1. n. The shell of any marine mollusk.

Definition of Seashell

1. Noun. the empty shell of a marine mollusk ¹

2. Noun. A very light pink colour, like that of some seashell. ¹

3. Adjective. Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seashell

1. the shell of a marine mollusk [n -S]

Medical Definition of Seashell

1. The shell of any marine mollusk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seashell

searings
searlesite
searlesites
searness
searobin
searobins
sears
seas
seascape
seascapes
seascout
seascouts
sease
seased
seases
seashell (current term)
seashells
seashore
seashore mallow
seashores
seasick
seasicker
seasickness
seasicknesses
seaside
seaside alder
seaside centaury
seaside daisy
seaside goldenrod
seaside mahoe

Literary usage of Seashell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings of James Russell Lowell by James Russell Lowell (1890)
"WITH A seashell SHELL, whose lips, than mine more cold, Might with Dian's ear make bold, Seek my Lady's ; if thou win To that portal, shut from sin, ..."

2. Sea Stories for Wonder Eyes by A. S. Hardy (1904)
"seashell BOATS . [THAT LIE AT ANCHOR W HEN storms are on the deep the waves are lashed into foaming masses that seem to roll mountain high. ..."

3. Wayside Music: Lyrics, Songs and Sonnets by Charles Henry Crandall (1893)
"... ON A seashell. yonder sailor on the foam The sea some mystery still doth keep ; From him who makes the hills his home Some mountain's secret hideth deep ..."

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