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shelled
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Shelled
(gcide) | Shell \Shell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shelling.]
1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the
shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell
oysters.
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2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat,
oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.
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3. To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to
shell a town.
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To shell out, to distribute freely; to bring out or pay, as
money. [Colloq.]
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Shelled
(gcide) | Shelled \Shelled\, a. (Zool.)
Having a shell.
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shelled
(wn) | shelled
adj 1: of animals or fruits that have a shell [ant: {shell-
less}, unshelled] |
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pearly-shelled mussel
(encz) | pearly-shelled mussel, n: |
shelled
(encz) | shelled, |
single-shelled
(encz) | single-shelled, adj: |
soft-shelled crab
(encz) | soft-shelled crab, n: |
soft-shelled turtle
(encz) | soft-shelled turtle, n: |
thin-shelled mussel
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Hard-shelled clam
(gcide) | Hard \Hard\ (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. Harder (-[~e]r); superl.
Hardest.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D.
hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan.
haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty`s strong,
ka`rtos, kra`tos, strength, and also to E. -ard, as in
coward, drunkard, -crat, -cracy in autocrat, democracy; cf.
Skr. kratu strength, k[.r] to do, make. Cf. Hardy.]
1. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not
yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to
material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood;
hard flesh; a hard apple.
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2. Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended,
decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.
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The hard causes they brought unto Moses. --Ex.
xviii. 26.
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In which are some things hard to be understood. --2
Peter iii. 16.
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3. Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious;
fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to
cure.
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4. Difficult to resist or control; powerful.
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The stag was too hard for the horse. --L'Estrange.
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A power which will be always too hard for them.
--Addison.
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5. Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or
consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive;
distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times;
hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.
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I never could drive a hard bargain. --Burke.
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6. Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding;
obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard
master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.
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7. Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh; stiff; rigid;
ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.
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Figures harder than even the marble itself.
--Dryden.
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8. Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.
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9. (Pron.) Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated,
sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the
organs from one position to another; -- said of certain
consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished
from the same letters in center, general, etc.
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10. Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a
hard tone.
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11. (Painting)
(a) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures;
formal; lacking grace of composition.
(b) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the
coloring or light and shade.
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Hard cancer, Hard case, etc. See under Cancer, Case,
etc.
Hard clam, or Hard-shelled clam (Zool.), the quahog.
Hard coal, anthracite, as distinguished from {bituminous
coal} (soft coal).
Hard and fast. (Naut.) See under Fast.
Hard finish (Arch.), a smooth finishing coat of hard fine
plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering.
Hard lines, hardship; difficult conditions.
Hard money, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper
money.
Hard oyster (Zool.), the northern native oyster. [Local, U.
S.]
Hard pan, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil;
hence, figuratively, the firm, substantial, fundamental
part or quality of anything; as, the hard pan of
character, of a matter in dispute, etc. See Pan.
Hard rubber. See under Rubber.
Hard solder. See under Solder.
Hard water, water, which contains lime or some mineral
substance rendering it unfit for washing. See Hardness,
3.
Hard wood, wood of a solid or hard texture; as walnut, oak,
ash, box, and the like, in distinction from pine, poplar,
hemlock, etc.
In hard condition, in excellent condition for racing;
having firm muscles; -- said of race horses.
Syn: Solid; arduous; powerful; trying; unyielding; stubborn;
stern; flinty; unfeeling; harsh; difficult; severe;
obdurate; rigid. See Solid, and Arduous.
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Soft-shelled
(gcide) | Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.
Having a soft or fragile shell.
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Soft-shell clam (Zool.), the long clam. See Mya.
Soft-shelled crab. (Zool.) See the Note under Crab, 1.
Soft-shelled turtle. (Zool.) Same as Soft tortoise, under
Soft.
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Soft-shelled crab
(gcide) | Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.
Having a soft or fragile shell.
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Soft-shell clam (Zool.), the long clam. See Mya.
Soft-shelled crab. (Zool.) See the Note under Crab, 1.
Soft-shelled turtle. (Zool.) Same as Soft tortoise, under
Soft.
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Soft-shelled crabs
(gcide) | Crab \Crab\ (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.
krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and
perh. to E. cramp. Cf. Crawfish.]
1. (Zool.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly
marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with
a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and
curled up beneath the body.
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Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to
certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was
sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species
are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being
one of the most esteemed. The large European edible
crab is Cancer padurus. Soft-shelled crabs are blue
crabs that have recently cast their shells. See
Cancer; also, Box crab, Fiddler crab, {Hermit
crab}, Spider crab, etc., under Box, Fiddler.
etc.
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2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
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3. [See Crab, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its
harsh taste.
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When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,
Then nightly sings the staring owl. --Shak.
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4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
[Obs.] --Garrick.
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5. (Mech.)
(a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,
used with derricks, etc.
(b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling
ships into dock, etc.
(c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
(d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
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Calling crab. (Zool.) See Fiddler., n., 2.
Crab apple, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,
the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple
(Pyrus Malus var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple
(Pyrus baccata); and the American (Pyrus coronaria).
Crab grass. (Bot.)
(a) A grass (Digitaria sanguinalis syn. {Panicum
sanguinalis}); -- called also finger grass.
(b) A grass of the genus Eleusine (Eleusine Indica);
-- called also dog's-tail grass, wire grass, etc.
Crab louse (Zool.), a species of louse (Phthirius pubis),
sometimes infesting the human body.
Crab plover (Zool.), an Asiatic plover (Dromas ardeola).
Crab's eyes, or Crab's stones, masses of calcareous
matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either
side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and
formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid
purposes; the gastroliths.
Crab spider (Zool.), one of a group of spiders
(Laterigrad[ae]); -- called because they can run
backwards or sideways like a crab.
Crab tree, the tree that bears crab applies.
Crab wood, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which
takes a high polish. --McElrath.
To catch a crab (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:
(a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;
(b) when he misses the water altogether in making a
stroke.
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Soft-shelled turtle
(gcide) | Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.
Having a soft or fragile shell.
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Soft-shell clam (Zool.), the long clam. See Mya.
Soft-shelled crab. (Zool.) See the Note under Crab, 1.
Soft-shelled turtle. (Zool.) Same as Soft tortoise, under
Soft.
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with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil
(gcide) | babassu \babassu\ n.
1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil ({Orbignya
barbosiana}) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable
oil () with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil ()
and a kind of vegetable ivory.
Syn: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata,
Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana.
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hard-shelled
(wn) | hard-shelled
adj 1: of animals or plants that have a hard shell |
pearly-shelled mussel
(wn) | pearly-shelled mussel
n 1: the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-
of-pearl |
shelled
(wn) | shelled
adj 1: of animals or fruits that have a shell [ant: {shell-
less}, unshelled] |
single-shelled
(wn) | single-shelled
adj 1: univalve |
smooth-shelled
(wn) | smooth-shelled
adj 1: having a smooth shell |
soft-shelled crab
(wn) | soft-shelled crab
n 1: freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and
flexible [syn: soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab]
2: edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its
new shell [syn: soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab] |
soft-shelled turtle
(wn) | soft-shelled turtle
n 1: voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered
by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites [syn: {soft-
shelled turtle}, pancake turtle] |
spiral-shelled
(wn) | spiral-shelled
adj 1: having a shell that forms a spiral |
thin-shelled
(wn) | thin-shelled
adj 1: of animals or plants that have a thin shell |
thin-shelled mussel
(wn) | thin-shelled mussel
n 1: mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary
hinge teeth |
unshelled
(wn) | unshelled
adj 1: of animals or fruits that have no shell [syn:
unshelled, shell-less] [ant: shelled] |
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