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inshell
/ɪnˈʃɛl/
verb 1adj 1noun 1
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3ADJ.
live, preferable
VERB + INSHELL
attack, permitted
INSHELL + NOUN
coriolanus, d, eggs, peanuts, scallops
Definitions
verb
1
To enclose in a shell.
’Tis Aufidius, Who, hearing of our Coriolanus’ banishment, Thrusts forth his horns again into the world; Which were inshell’d when Coriolanus stood for Rome, And durst not once peep out.
[…] of all men that I have ever known, no one was more reluctant to creep out of the modesty in which he had inshelled himself, than the man whom I cannot even yet think no more, feeling towards his memory as if he were still waiting for something not received.
adj
1
(of nuts, eggs, shellfish) Not removed from the shell.
Live inshell scallops are preferable to frozen scallop meats.
The insects that attack inshell peanuts consist of several species of beetles and of moths.
noun
1
A product (nut, shellfish) that has not been removed from its shell.
Inshells are shipped in 50-pound sacks, while shelled walnut pieces are shipped in 25-pound bags'
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’Tis Aufidius, Who, hearing of our Coriolanus’ banishment, Thrusts forth his horns again into the world; Which were inshell’d when Coriolanus stood for Rome, And durst not once peep out.
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[…] of all men that I have ever known, no one was more reluctant to creep out of the modesty in which he had inshelled himself, than the man whom I cannot even yet think no more, feeling towards his m
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Vermilion wings, by distance held To pause aflight while fleeting swift: And high aloft the pearl inshelled Her lucid glow in glow will lift:
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Live inshell scallops are preferable to frozen scallop meats.
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The insects that attack inshell peanuts consist of several species of beetles and of moths.
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The stain […] contains iodine, which is also a permitted disinfectant for inshell eggs.
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