inshell
/ɪnˈʃɛl/
inshell verb: to enclose in a shell.
Verb
inshell (third-person singular simple present inshells, present participle inshelling, simple past and past participle inshelled)
- To enclose in a shell.
- ’Tis Aufidius,
Who, hearing of our Coriolanus’ banishment,
Thrusts forth his horns again into the world;
Which were inshell’d when Coriolanus stood for Rome,
And durst not once peep out.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - […] of all men that I have ever known, no one was more reluctant to creep out of the modesty in which he had inshelled himself, than the man whom I cannot even yet think no more, feeling towards his memory as if he were still waiting for something not received.1834, John Galt, chapter 19, in The Literary Life, and Miscellanies, of John Galt, volume 1, Edinburgh: William Blackwood, page 178
- ’Tis Aufidius,
Adjective
IPA/ˈɪnˌʃɛl/
inshell (not comparable)
- (of nuts, eggs, shellfish) Not removed from the shell.
- Live inshell scallops are preferable to frozen scallop meats.
- The insects that attack inshell peanuts consist of several species of beetles and of moths.1966, Calvin Golumbic, Hamilton Laudani, “Storage and Warehousing”, in Protecting our Food, United States: Department of Agriculture, page 141
Noun
IPA/ˈɪnˌʃɛl/
inshell (plural inshells)
- A product (nut, shellfish) that has not been removed from its shell.
- Inshells are shipped in 50-pound sacks, while shelled walnut pieces are shipped in 25-pound bags'
Examples of inshell in a sentence
- Who could know what forces those two-meter hulls inshelled, or what fleets and empires waited on their signal?1965 May, Dick Moore, “Bogeymen”, in Worlds of Tomorrow, volume 3, number 1, page 161:
- The stain […] contains iodine, which is also a permitted disinfectant for inshell eggs.1985 January, David Pyrah, “Staining Machine Improves Detection of Cracked Eggs”, in Agricultural Research, page 15:
- Recent research shows that people snacking on inshell pistachios ate 41 percent fewer calories than those who consumed shelled nuts.2011 October 6, RedEye, page 43:
Antonyms of inshell
Forms of inshell
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | inshells |
| present participle | inshelling |
| past participle | inshelled |
| past | inshelled |
| Noun | |
| plural | inshells |
Origin of inshell
From in- + shell.
Questions about inshell
- What does inshell mean?
- Inshell means to enclose in a shell.
- How do you use inshell in a sentence?
- Who could know what forces those two-meter hulls inshelled, or what fleets and empires waited on their signal?
- What part of speech is inshell?
- Inshell can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce inshell?
- Inshell is pronounced /ɪnˈʃɛl/.
- What is the past tense of inshell?
- The past tense of inshell is inshelled.
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