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Definition: FIG-SHELL

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Noun 1. A marine univalve shell of the genus Pyrula, or Ficula, resembling a fig in form.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Fig-shell" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: FIG-SHELL

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A marine univalve shell of the genus Pyrula, or Ficula, resembling a fig in form.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FIG-SHELL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)