seashell

Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.

Adjective

  1. Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.

Origin

Etymology tree English sea Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skolH-yeh₂ Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell English seashell From sea + shell.

Forms

sea shell

Noun

  1. The empty shell of a marine mollusk.
    • Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations! - 2020 February 7, AJ Willingham, “What a great week for rescue pets!”, in CNN:
    • Fans will pump air through the alkaline stream, which causes carbon dioxide to form solid calcium carbonate, the material from which seashells are formed, which will look like a fine sand, as well as dissolved...
  2. The animal living inside a seashell.
    • The seashells on the beach are toxic and best avoided.
  3. A very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.

Forms

seashells sea shell

Derived

seasheller

Verb

  1. To collect seashells.

Forms

seashells seashelling seashelled sea shell

Related

scungilli

Derived

seasheller seashelling