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coquilles

coquilles is the plural of coquille.

Meaning of coquille

Noun

coquille (plural coquilles)

  1. A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
  2. A scallop shell or a dish shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.
  3. A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled.

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Noun capitalized: Coquilles

Coquilles

  1. (plural) plural of Coquille

Questions about coquilles

What is coquilles the plural of?
Coquilles is the plural of coquille.
What part of speech is coquilles?
Coquilles is a noun.

Words near coquilles in the dictionary

  1. coquilla
  2. coquilla nut
  3. coquilla nuts
  4. coquillas
  5. coquille
  6. coquilles
  7. coquimbite
  8. coquina
  9. coquinary
  10. coquinas
  11. coquinite

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