Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mollusk of the lamily Haliotidæ; an ormer or abalone: so called from the shape of the shell.
- noun Same as
sea-corn .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus Haliotis. See
abalone .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
species ofear -shapedshells of thegenus Haliotis ; anabalone
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an abalone found near the Channel Islands
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The shells of the awabi, or 'sea-ear,' which reaches a surprising size in these western waters, are converted by skilful polishing and cutting into wonderful dishes, bowls, cups, and other articles, over whose surfaces the play of iridescence is like a flickering of fire of a hundred colours. º18
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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