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ormer
[ awr-mer ]
noun
- an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- any abalone.
ormer
/ ˈɔːmə /
noun
- Also calledsea-ear an edible marine gastropod mollusc, Haliotis tuberculata, that has an ear-shaped shell perforated with holes and occurs near the Channel Islands
- any other abalone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ormer1
1665–75; < French ormier < Latin auris maris ear of the sea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ormer1
C17: from French (Guernsey dialect), apparently from Latin auris ear + mare sea
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Example Sentences
For one with artistic tastes and love of colour like myself, the interior of an ormer shell is a veritable fairy grotto.
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Hennie Penny, you see, had come bravely through dire troubles of her own, and tribulation softens the heart as it does the ormer.
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