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Form of Native American art
Shell gorgets are a Native American art form of polished, carved shell pendants worn around the neck. The gorgets are frequently engraved, and are sometimes
Shell_gorget
Type of body armor worn around the neck
A gorget (/ˈɡɔːrdʒɪt/ GOR-jit; from Old French gorge 'throat') is a band of linen that was wrapped around a woman's neck and head in the medieval period
Gorget
Legendary Indigenous North American creature
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Thunderbird_(mythology)
Ceramics of the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE)
adoption and use of riverine (or more rarely marine) shell-tempering agents in the clay paste. Shell tempering is one of the hallmarks of Mississippian
Mississippian_culture_pottery
Jewelry made primarily of seashells
Shell jewelry is jewelry that is primarily made from seashells, the shells of marine mollusks. Shell jewelry is a type of shellcraft. One very common form
Shell_jewelry
Legendary creature in Indigenous folklore
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Underwater_panther
American neo-noir drama series
auction, revealing his own history of "treasure-hunting" and stealing a shell gorget. At the county fair, Lee tries to question Sheriff Vela Thorne, but is
The Lowdown (American TV series)
The_Lowdown_(American_TV_series)
Beverage made from yaupon holly
The significance of the shell cups may indicate the beginning of black drink ceremonialism. The fact that both the shells and the yaupon holly come
Yaupon_tea
Archaeological site in southwestern Illinois, US
The inhabitants left no written records beyond symbols on pottery, marine shell, copper, wood, and stone, but the evidence of elaborately planned community
Cahokia
Pre-Columbian cultures of North America
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Mound_Builders
Historic Indigenous people of coastal Georgia, United States
shell deposits at Middle Place mark a settlement of more than 272 acres on Ossabaw Island. It was occupied from about 1100 to 1525 CE. Oyster shells from
Guale
Indigenous groups in the US
Muscogee Creek, Tunica, and many other southeastern peoples. Engraved shell gorget, Spiro Mounds, Oklahoma (Mississippian culture) Ceremonial stone mace
Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Southeastern_Woodlands
Legendary serpent found in the mythology of many cultures
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Horned_Serpent
Agricultural technique of Indigenous people in the Americas
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Three_Sisters_(agriculture)
Historical Native American tribe from Florida and Georgia, US
to make the black drink). The Apalachee made tools from stone, bone and shell. They made pottery, wove cloth and cured buckskin. They built houses covered
Apalachee
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Pacaha
Ridgetop Mississippian mound in Madison County, Illinois
to the northwest on an elevated platform between a bed of 10,000 marine-shell disc beads arranged in the shape of a bird, [unreliable source?] with the
Mound_72
Regional similarity of Mississippian cultures
exchange network. This kind of network may be illustrated by a pair of shell gorgets whose representation is so similar as to suggest that they were made
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
Southeastern_Ceremonial_Complex
Spider depicted on a shell gorget by the Stone Grave people, from a mound on Fain's Island, Tennessee
Cultural depictions of spiders
Cultural_depictions_of_spiders
Species of gastropod
their shells for tools, ornaments, containers and to make jewelry, i.e. shell gorgets. For example, the Indigenous peoples of Florida used their shells as
Sinistrofulgur_perversum
Archaeological site in Oklahoma, US
cedar tree, or the striped-center-pole, is found on engraved conch shell gorgets, with human or animal figures positioned on either side. The concept
Spiro_Mounds
North Carolina archaeological site
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Biltmore_Mound
Mexico and the coasts of California into the Plains since 100 CE. Mussel shell gorgets, dentalia, and abalone were prized trade items for jewelry. Bones provided
Native_American_jewelry
Largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Monks_Mound
Late Mississippian paramount chiefdom in present-day Alabama
populations in the region. Long-distance trade connected the chiefdom to Coastal shell-trading networks, Appalachian mica sources, and copper from the Great Lakes
Tuskaloosa_chiefdom
Language family of Southeast US
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Muskogean_languages
Region of Native American instability in 1540–1730
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Mississippian_shatter_zone
Heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris
PRACTICES, SOCIAL MEMORY, AND PERSISTENT PLACES: NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF SHELL MOUNDS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA". American Antiquity. 82 (3): 427–451 – via
Mound
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
History_of_South_Dakota
Archaeological site in Ohio, United States
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Miamisburg_Mound
Historical city of the Wichita people in Kansas, United States
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Etzanoa
16th-century Mississippian chief in present-day Alabama
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Tuskaloosa
Indigenous American sacred items
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Sacred_bundle
Cultural period in parts of the US (1000 CE – 1500 CE)
to build summit structures on platform mounds, beginning production of shell-tempered pottery, and growing trade networks across the Mississippian world
Mississippian period (archaeology)
Mississippian_period_(archaeology)
Mississippian culture artifacts
copper plates Mississippian culture pottery Mississippian stone statuary Shell gorget Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas "Native
Long-nosed_god_maskette
electricity but also improved navigation on the Tennessee River. A giant shell-loading plant was built at Milan. The Vultee Aircraft works in Nashville
History_of_Tennessee
Historical Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Natchez_people
Archaeological site in Alabama, United States
amounts of imported luxury goods, such as copper, mica, galena, and marine shell, have been excavated from the site. The site is renowned by scholars for
Moundville Archaeological Site
Moundville_Archaeological_Site
in long-distance trade of local high status items such as busycon shells for gorgets and yaupon holly for the black drink. The Mill Cove Complex is a St
Mississippian_copper_plates
Archaeological culture in the Ohio River valley
with ground mussel shells occasionally being used. Over time, women increasingly chose mussel shells or a mixture of mussel shells with other agents as
Fort_Ancient
Archaeological site in Tennessee, US
European contact in the American Southeast. One fragmentary engraved shell gorget found during the excavations was particularly noteworthy. It depicts
McMahan_Mound_Site
Native American polity
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Casqui
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Cherokee_history
Earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or activity
plates), monolithic stone axes, ceremonial pottery and carved whelk shell gorgets. Also interred in this mound was a paired set of white marble Mississippian
Platform_mound
Island in the Tennessee River
successful combatants when at war. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, shell gorget styles and burial pits were made on Hiwassee Island. Stones were used
Hiwassee_Island
Archaeological site in Tennessee, US
several examples of Mississippian stone statuary and the Castalian Springs shell gorget, now held by the National Museum of the American Indian. The site is
Castalian_Springs_Mound_Site
Former indigenous American political entity
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Cahokia_polity
State park in Florida, United States
burials excavated from it yielded repoussé copper plates, engraved shell gorgets, and other elite objects in the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex style
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Lake_Jackson_Mounds_Archaeological_State_Park
Fortress town of the Mississippian culture destroyed by the Spanish Empire in 1540
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Mabila
Native American monument in Georgia, US
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee_Mounds_National_Historical_Park
Precontact 'chiefdom' in North America
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Cofitachequi
Native American game
forelock, hair style (head shaved except for top-knot) and other attachments (shell, stone and copper ornaments) usually worn by mythological figures on their
Chunkey
Native American tribe in Oklahoma
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Caddo
Pre-Columbian culture in North America
shell gorgets, and perforated marginella shells. Included within certain graves in some sites that express a social ranking are stone, clay, bone, shell, and
Pisgah_phase
Legendary Native American creature
matches the style of markings found on a panther-man depicted on a shell gorget unearthed in Moundsville site in Alabama (cf. image right). So while
Piasa
Province of the American Wichita people
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Quivira
Mythological protagonists of the Popol Vuh
Possible representation of Hero Twins on an engraved shell gorget from Spiro Mounds, Oklahoma
Maya_Hero_Twins
Archeological collection of Mississipian artifacts
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Duck_River_cache
Native American tribe
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Nacogdoche
Chiefdom in Northern America
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Tocobaga
Archaeological site in Louisiana, US
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Jordan_Mounds
Shell artifact believed to be an archaeological forgery
The Holly Oak Gorget or Holly Oak Pendant is an artifact made from a section of shell that is engraved with the image of an extinct woolly mammoth reportedly
Holly_Oak_gorget
Historic Native American tribe from Louisiana and Texas
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Natchitoches_people
Native American tribe in Oklahoma
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Osage_Nation
Pre-Columbian Native American culture
prominently in ornamental objects such as beads, combs, and worked animal-jaw gorgets or paraphernalia. Spoons, beads and other implements were made from the
Adena_culture
Chiwere culture hero
typically made of either copper or shell, which were highly valued materials. Most wampum belts, for instance, are made of shells strung together. In contemporary
Red_Horn
Cherokee people
sunflowers, and some native squash. People created new art forms such as shell gorgets, adopted new technologies, and developed an elaborate cycle of religious
Cherokee
Flood plain of the Mississippi River in Illinois
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
American_Bottom
Area in present-day Florida
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Apalachee_Province
Historical Native American tribe in Louisiana
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Ouachita_people
Indigenous civilization in present-day Southern Plains
New Mexico, copper from the Great Lakes area, conch (or lightning whelk) shells from the Gulf Coast, and mica from the Carolinas. Other materials from trade
Caddoan_Mississippian_culture
Historical Native American tribe from the Carolinas, U.S.
them by Nasaw Town. Under a specialized labor system, women in Nasaw town shelled and processed corn before sending it to Charraw Town for consumption. Beans
Cheraw
Native American tribe in Louisiana
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Avoyel
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
History of Nashville, Tennessee
History_of_Nashville,_Tennessee
Set of eight Mississippian copper plates
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Wulfing_cache
Archaeological site in Georgia, US
monolithic stone axes, Mississippian stone statuary, copper jewelry, shell gorgets, and other artifacts. In 2022, many of the artifacts were returned to
Etowah_Indian_Mounds
Plaquemine culture archaeological site in Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Anna_site
Historic Indigenous people in Florida, United States
saltwater wetlands. Because they relied on shellfish, they accumulated large shell middens during this period. Many people lived in large villages with ceremonial
Calusa
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Kadohadacho
United States historic place
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Shiloh_Indian_Mounds_Site
Native American country centered at Coosa
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Coosa_chiefdom
Native American tribe from eastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Nasoni
Precontact effigy mound in Ohio, United States
uncovered pipes, points, and earspools from the Hopewell culture as well as gorgets and points from the Adena culture. In 2011, archaeologists took the opportunity
Serpent_Mound
Archaeological site in Arkansas
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Eaker_site
Museum in Washington, DC
Shell gorget from Castalian Springs Mound Site, made around 1200-1325 AD
National Museum of the American Indian
National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian
Large cat native to the Americas
and Tepeyollotl. A conch shell gorget depicting a jaguar was found in a burial mound in Benton County, Missouri. The gorget shows evenly-engraved lines
Jaguar
Muscogee Creek, Wichita, and many other southeastern peoples. Engraved shell gorget, Spiro Mounds (Mississippian culture) Engraved stone palette, Moundville
Visual arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Visual_arts_of_the_Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Traditional North American Indian pouch
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Medicine_bag
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
History_of_Nebraska
Cult associated with the Mississippian culture
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Earth/fertility_cult
Archaeological site in Louisiana, US
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Watson_Brake
Archaeological culture in North America
with the Middle Mississippians has already been pointed out above; the shell gorget with “weeping-eye” motif and Middle Mississippian pottery vessels from
Upper_Mississippian_culture
National Historic Landmark in North Carolina
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Town_Creek_Indian_Mound
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
List of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition
List_of_sites_and_peoples_visited_by_the_Hernando_de_Soto_Expedition
Archaeological site in Alabama, United States
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Bottle_Creek_Indian_Mounds
Archaeological culture in the lower Mississippi River Valley, United States
from the site was overwhelmingly grog-tempered with only a few bits of shell-tempered pottery being found. These cultural hallmarks along with the implementation
Plaquemine_culture
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Chickasawba_Mound
Series of timber circles at the Cahokia archaeological site, US
cache Duck River Cache Long-nosed god maskette Mill Creek chert Pottery Shell gorget Stone statuary Languages Caddoan Central Algonquian Cherokee Mobilian
Cahokia_Woodhenge
Mythology in indigenous culture
Possible representation of Hero Twins on an engraved shell gorget from Spiro Mounds, Oklahoma
Hero Twins in Native American culture
Hero_Twins_in_Native_American_culture
Semi-subterranean building
mound Horned Serpent Masks Medicine bag Pipes Platform mound Red Horn Sacred bundle SECC Shell gorget Thunderbird Underwater panther Yaupon tea v t e
Earth_lodge
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SHELL GORGET
SHELL GORGET
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Shelley, SHELL means "clearing near a ledge/slope."
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon English American
From the ledge meadow.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Good Character
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English snell ‘quick’, ‘lively’, in part also representing a survival of the Old English personal name Snell or the cognate Old Norse Snjallr.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Cultured
Girl/Female
Hindu
A way to do work
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Shell, a place in Worcestershire, so named from Old English scylf ‘bank’, ‘shelf’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Schelle ‘bell’.Americanized spelling of German Schall or Schill.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Character, Custom, Nature
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.Americanized spelling of Schill.
Boy/Male
English American
Meadow on a ledge.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shelley.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Meadow on a Ledge
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Assamese, Australian, Bengali, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
From the Ledge Meadow; Meadow on the Ledge; Little Rock; Ewe; Female Sheep; Style; Manner; Method; Language
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Mountain
Girl/Female
Welsh
Shell.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Nold.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Ãsketill, ÃSKELL means "divine kettle."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill, from southeastern Middle English hell ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of Kent and Sussex.English : from a personal name, Helle, which may have been a variant of Elie (a Middle English form of Elias), or perhaps a short form of a personal name formed with Hild- as the first element (see Hilliard for example), or perhaps from the female personal name Helen.German : nickname from Middle High German hell ‘bright’, ‘shining’.German : variant of Helle 3.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : topographic name for someone who lived near a marsh, from an old dialect word stel ‘bog’, where the land was built up on mudflats (behind the dyke) for cattle grazing. The word later assumed the meaning ‘small farm’.English (West Yorkshire) : variant of Still 2, possibly also of Steel.
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n.
The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell.
n.
A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.
v. t.
To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.
v. i.
To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.
n.
A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively.
n.
Any pteropod shell.
v. t.
To put under cover; to sheal.
v. t.
To shell.
v. i.
To exercise the sense of smell.
n.
A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
v. i.
To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
n.
A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
n.
Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell.
n.
A shell or pod.
v. t.
To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.
a.
Having no shell.
n.
The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell.
a.
Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell.
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