Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
wing-shell .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word wing-shells.
Examples
-
Phlogophorus Impeyanus, the Menaul Pheasant, laid flat and whole on the back, to imitate the wing-shells of the beetle, the legs being represented by any loose black feathers -- (not hackles, which are too fine.)
Prose Idylls, New and Old Charles Kingsley 1847
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.