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Synonyms for pilgrim's shell

  • noun

Most common

pilgrim shell scallop pilgrim's scallop

All synonyms

Noun

1. Pilgrim shell — A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de…

pilgrim shell, scallop, pilgrim's scallop

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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. Synonym of scallop.

Related words

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

Example sentences

  • scallop Double scallop curtains are commonly seen in old theaters.

By length

7 letters
scallop2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scallop2 = 2 syllables).