clamshell
- noun
- /ˈklæmˌʃɛl/
:
concha de almeja
- They're down at the water's edge, skipping broken clamshells like stones across the surface of the water.
Examples
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They pry open compacts like clamshells; mirrors catch the sun and throw a spray of white rays across glazed shoulders.
Fiction book (1990) -
So as you open it up, you get this really nice smooth action as the clamshell opens for air.
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I, naive, didn't realize that even after steaming them open, I'd still have to wedge a knife in there and sever the little muscles holding the clamshell shut.
Blog text (4) -
The clamshell design of the container allows it to be easily opened and closed for storage.
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She carefully examined the clamshell to ensure it was intact before buying the jewelry inside.
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The restaurant served fresh seafood that came in a decorative clamshell presentation.
Synonyms
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1.0
A hard curved cover left by a sea animal often found on beaches
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2.9
A hard outer part of a sea animal that people use for decoration or to add calcium to soil
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4.4
A fan-shaped shell with lines from the middle to the edge often used as a symbol
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clamshell comes from the parts clam (a small 'shellfish') and shell ('protective covering'). A clamshell is the two-part shell of a clam that 'opens and closes' like a small book, so the word names that hinged shell.