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pilgrim's shell

pilgrim's shell noun: a scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

pilgrim's shell: a scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the...
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Noun

pilgrim's shell (plural pilgrim's shells or pilgrims' shells)

  1. A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.
    1. (broadly) Synonym of scallop.

Synonyms of pilgrim's shell

Forms of pilgrim's shell

pluralpilgrim's shells
pluralpilgrims' shells

Questions about pilgrim's shell

What does pilgrim's shell mean?
Pilgrim's shell means a scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.
What part of speech is pilgrim's shell?
Pilgrim's shell is a noun.
What is the plural of pilgrim's shell?
The plural of pilgrim's shell is pilgrim's shells.

Words near pilgrim's shell in the dictionary

  1. pilgrim's hats
  2. pilgrim's progress
  3. pilgrim's pumpkin
  4. pilgrim's scallop
  5. pilgrim's scallops
  6. pilgrim's shell
  7. pilgrim's shells
  8. pilgrim's staff
  9. pilgrim's staffs
  10. pilgrimage
  11. pilgrimaged

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