cameo conch
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Etymology
So-called as it was used to cut cameos (jewels)
Noun
cameo conch (plural cameo conches)
- (dated) A large marine univalve shell, especially Cassis madagascariensis, Cypraecassis rufa, or similar species.
References
- “cameo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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