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inshelled

inshelled is the simple past and past participle of inshell.

Meaning of inshell

Verb

inshell (third-person singular simple present inshells, present participle inshelling, simple past and past participle inshelled)

  1. (literary, rare) 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]...

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Questions about inshelled

What is inshelled the simple past and past participle of?
Inshelled is the simple past and past participle of inshell.

Words near inshelled in the dictionary

  1. insheathed
  2. insheathes
  3. insheathing
  4. insheaths
  5. inshell
  6. inshelled
  7. inshelling
  8. inshells
  9. inshelter
  10. insheltered
  11. insheltering

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