conch shell

collocation in English

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conch
noun[C]
uk
/kɒntʃ/us
/kɑːŋk/
a large spiral shell, or the tropical snail-like sea creature that lives ...
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shell
noun
uk
/ʃel/us
/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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(Definition ofconchandshellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was the only skeleton in the south chamber with aconchshellbetween the legs, just as seen with the principal personage of the north chamber.
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Among mollusk shells, theconchshellhas 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 aconchshell.
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For different purposes different people were gathered by blowing theconchshellwith different intervals which had been kept in the safe at island office.
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Conchshelltoo was blown for emergency purposes.
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On top of the shield is aconchshell, which represents the varied marine life of the island chain.
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A piece of drilledconchshellwas found near the neck of the skeleton.
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At the centre of the frontispiece is a niche formed from semi-circularconchshelland decorated lateral frame.
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The likon would stay awake at night waiting for the stars to appear and would blow on hisconchshellto wake the village.
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More unusual items includeconchshelltrumpets 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 magicalconchshell.
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Blowing of a whiteconchshellis 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 aconchshell.
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Their sindur andconchshellbangles were broken.
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Outside the building is a courtyard, occupied on one side by a large terraced "liwan" with aconchshellsemi-dome.
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