- Edible shellfish - Edible snail - Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods
belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum,
common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as
food in Europe. - A papule; a pustule; acne. - A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
- A mollusc - Bivalve mollusc - Small edible shellfish - A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus
Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes
applied to similar shells of other genera. - A cockleshell. - The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the
Cornish miners. - The fire chamber of a furnace.