Shell definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SHELL, n. 1. The hard and stony covering of certain fruits and of certain animals; as the shell of a nut; the shell of an oyster or lobster. the shells of animals are ... the interior timbers or finishing, that it is a mere shell. 4. An instrument of music, like testudo in Latin; the ... make, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell. 5. Oute ror superficial part; as the shell of ...
ear-shell definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any of ... large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior [syn: abalone, ear-shell] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ear-shell Ear"-shell`, n. ( ...
Ear definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary E'AR, n. [L. auris ... and internal part is understood by the term. The external ear is a cartilaginous funnel, attached, by ligaments and muscles, to ... sound, or of consonances and dissonances. She has a delicate ear for music, or a good ear. 3. In the plural, the head or person. It is ... love. 5. A favorable hearing; attention; heed; regard. Give no ear to flattery. I cried to God--and he gave ear to me. Psalms 77. He could not gain the ...
Ear snail definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Snail Snail (sn[=a ... Vegetius (Trans.). 5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover. Ear snail, Edible snail, Pond snail, etc. See under Ear, Edible, etc. Snail borer (Zo["o]l.), a boring univalve ... the keel of the carolla spirally coiled like a snail shell. Snail shell (Zo["o]l.), the shell of snail. Snail trefoil. (Bot.) See Snail clover, above. ...
ear trumpet definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person [syn: hearing aid, ear trumpet] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Trumpet Trump"et, n. [F ... guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine. Ear trumpet. See under Ear. Sea trumpet (Bot.), a great seaweed (Ecklonia buccinalis) of the ... trumpet creeper. [Eng.] Trumpet conch (Zo["o]l.), a trumpet shell, or triton. Trumpet creeper (Bot.), an American climbing plant ( ...
Ear finger definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ear Ear, n. [AS. e['a]re; akin to OFries. ['a]re ... Cf. Auricle, Orillon.] 1. The organ of hearing; the external ear. Note: In man and the higher vertebrates, the organ of ... very complicated, and is divisible into three parts: the external ear, which includes the pinna or auricle and meatus or external opening; the middle ear, drum, or tympanum; and the internal ear, or labyrinth. ...
Sea-ear definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SE'A-EAR, n. [sea and ear.] A sea plant. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: ormer, sea-ear, Haliotis tuberculata] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sea-ear Sea"-ear`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of ear-shaped ...
To shell out definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Shell Shell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shelling.] 1. 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. 2. To separate ...
Trumpet shell definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Trumpet Trump"et, n. [F ... guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine. Ear trumpet. See under Ear. Sea trumpet (Bot.), a great seaweed (Ecklonia buccinalis) of the ... trumpet creeper. [Eng.] Trumpet conch (Zo["o]l.), a trumpet shell, or triton. Trumpet creeper (Bot.), an American climbing plant (Tecoma ... is of the same length and tapering shape.'' --Grove. Trumpet shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of large marine univalve shells ... a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell. Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or ...
Shelled definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SHELL'ED, pp. Deprived of the shell; also, separated from the ear; as, shelled corn or maiz. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of animals or fruits that have a shell [ant: shell- less, unshelled] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 15th century 1. having a shell especially of a specified kind — often used in combination < ...
Shelling definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SHELL'ING, ppr. 1. Taking off the shell; casting the external hard covering; separating from hte husk and falling. 2. Separating from the ear, as maiz. SHELL'-MEAT, n. Food consisting of shell fish. SHELL'-WORK, Work composed of shells, or adorned with them. ...
Snail shell definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Snail Snail (sn[=a]l ... Vegetius (Trans.). 5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover. Ear snail, Edible snail, Pond snail, etc. See under Ear, Edible, etc. Snail borer (Zo["o]l.), a boring univalve ... the keel of the carolla spirally coiled like a snail shell. Snail shell (Zo["o]l.), the shell of snail. Snail trefoil. (Bot.) See Snail clover, above.
Spike shell definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Spike Spike, n. [Akin to ... i]k; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely ... out represent the rays of the sun. --Addison. 3. An ear of corn or grain. 4. (Bot.) A kind of flower ... large flattened spikelets. Spike rush. (Bot.) See under Rush. Spike shell (Zo["o]l.), any pteropod of the genus Styliola having a slender conical shell. Spike team, three horses, or a horse and a yoke ...
Jews-ear definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary JEWS-EAR, n. The name of a species of Fungus, the Peziza auricula, bearing some resemblance to the human ear. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood [syn: Jew's-ear, Jew's-ears, ear fungus, Auricularia auricula] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jew's- ...