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pilgrim's shell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
pil-grim's shell
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

noun

A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

Inflected Forms

pilgrim's shells (plural) pilgrims' shells (plural)

Phrases

pilgrim's gourd pilgrim's staff pilgrim's hat

Frequently Paired Words

pilgrim's gourd pilgrim's staff pilgrim's hat

Synonyms

pilgrim shell pilgrim's scallop Camino de Santiago shell scallop

Questions

What does pilgrim's shell mean?
A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

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