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Staircase shell
(gcide) | Staircase \Stair"case`\ (st[^a]r"k[=a]s`), n.
A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing,
balusters, etc.
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To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of
architecture. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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Staircase shell. (Zool.)
(a) Any scalaria, or wentletrap.
(b) Any species of Solarium, or perspective shell.
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staircase shell
(gcide) | Wentletrap \Wen"tle*trap`\, n. [D. wenteltrap a winding
staircase; cf. G. wendeltreppe.] [Obs.]
Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine
shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria pretiosa,
which was formerly highly valued; -- called also {staircase
shell}. See Scalaria.
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staircase shell
(gcide) | Staircase \Stair"case`\ (st[^a]r"k[=a]s`), n.
A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing,
balusters, etc.
[1913 Webster]
To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of
architecture. --Sir H.
Wotton.
[1913 Webster]
Staircase shell. (Zool.)
(a) Any scalaria, or wentletrap.
(b) Any species of Solarium, or perspective shell.
[1913 Webster]Wentletrap \Wen"tle*trap`\, n. [D. wenteltrap a winding
staircase; cf. G. wendeltreppe.] [Obs.]
Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine
shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria pretiosa,
which was formerly highly valued; -- called also {staircase
shell}. See Scalaria.
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