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abalone Definition

☆ aba·lone (ab′ə lō′nē)

noun

any of a family (Haliotidae) of edible gastropod sea mollusks with an oval, somewhat spiral shell perforated near the edge and lined with mother-of-pearl

Etymology: Calif. MexSp aulón < Costanoan (a Penutian language) aulun

abalone Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • shell: I capped off the hole for the reinforcing rod with a piece of abalone shell mounted in black resin.
  • inlay: Each drum's beautiful abalone center inlay is set by hand.

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