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conch shell

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conch
noun
uk /kɒntʃ/ us /kɑːŋk/
a tropical snail-like sea creature, sometimes eaten as food, that lives in a large, ...
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shell
noun
uk /ʃel/ us /ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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It was the only skeleton in the south chamber with a conchshell between the legs, just as seen with the principal personage of the north chamber.
Among mollusk shells, the conchshell has the highest degree of structural organization.
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When shown seated, his right foot is generally pendant and supported by a lotus-flower on which is a conchshell.
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For different purposes different people were gathered by blowing the conchshell with different intervals which had been kept in the safe at island office.
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Conchshell too was blown for emergency purposes.
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On top of the shield is a conchshell, which represents the varied marine life of the island chain.
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A piece of drilled conchshell was found near the neck of the skeleton.
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At the centre of the frontispiece is a niche formed from semi-circular conchshell and decorated lateral frame.
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The likon would stay awake at night waiting for the stars to appear and would blow on his conchshell to wake the village.
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More unusual items include conchshell trumpets covered with stucco and other appliques.
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He's portrayed as a merman who controls the rise and fall of tides with a magical conchshell.
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Blowing of a white conchshell is heard from a particular mountain on some days.
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The figure has long hair which winds down her back and is holding a conchshell.
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Their sindur and conchshell bangles were broken.
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Outside the building is a courtyard, occupied on one side by a large terraced "liwan" with a conchshell semi-dome.
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