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seashell

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sea·shell /ˈsiːʃel/ noun [countable]  shell.jpg HBAthe empty shell of a small sea creature 海贝壳 jewelry made out of seashells 用贝壳做的首饰
Examples from the Corpus
seashellseashells on the beachOr did you bag walnuts or avocados, seashells or pinecones, and sell them from your front lawn?Those early cards were works of art, elaborately painted and trimmed with lace, jewels, feathers, seashells and tassels.There was no rattle, as of seashells in a jar, and nothing came rolling on to the towel.Also herbarium and a collection of seashells.The projection from a semi-circle is reminiscent of certain forms of seashells.Read in studio Art critics are being blamed for vandalising cast iron sculptures which have been likened to ice-cream cones or seashells.Down below were the pink seashell murals lit by fluorescent lights, and distant black and white movies on the screen.It sounds like a jar of small seashells.
sea·shell nounChineseSyllable
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seashell
seashell /ˈsiːʃel/ noun [countable]

the empty shell of a small sea creature:
    jewelry made out of seashells


sea·shellBrE /ˈsiːʃel/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiːʃel/ 🔊 nounthe shell of a small creature that lives in the sea, often found empty when the creature has died 海贝壳