concho
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- noun
- /ˈkɒŋkoʊ/
- US
- Navajo men are resplendent in velveteen shirts, concho belts, bracelets, and rings.
- silver conchos
- concho belt
Examples
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The saddle was beautifully adorned with silver conchos that caught the sunlight.
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Look how big this thing is with these big Concho snaps.
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No bars, no cars, no eternal combustion engines; only the head concho has wheels, a bicycle for one, no motors, no horsepower status.
Fiction book (1997) -
Soon the clouds would part, and the moon would appear before her like a great silvery-blue concho, the stars around her as thick as corn pollen in June.
Fiction book (2001) -
Throughout the book are useful sidebars that explain metalwork techniques and how elements like conchos, bezels, and bolo tips are fabricated.
Academic text (2010) -
He was wearing starched and creased jeans, brightly shined cowboy boots, and a silver concho buckle that hurt your eyes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Here squats brother Joseph, head concho of church and faithful, cleaning porgies with a thin-blade knife, a man of fiery virtue, whose conscience doth make waywards of us all.
Fiction book (1997) -
None of them was dressed in fine clothing like Benoit, and they stared at his pin-striped pants that he himself had altered to fit his narrow hips, his belt of hammered silver conchos and coins, and his starched shirt.
Fiction book (1990) -
He wore a stylish concho belt that added a decorative touch to his outfit.
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She finished her look with a concho hairpin, complementing her Western-style ensemble.
How Ornamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Concho comes from the Spanish word concha, which means 'shell', and it is the same root as the English word conch, a large sea shell. Many conchos are round and shaped like shells, so the name helps explain why they are used as metal decorations on belts, bags, and saddles.