shellwork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shellwork
Example Sentences
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Art was not somthing that could be depended on, though all right for a hobby, like shellwork or wood carving.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Several "waganga," recognizable by their badges of conical shellwork, came boldly forward.
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules
These remarkable creations are so utterly tasteless, with masses of bristling shellwork and crude, ungainly statues, that we wondered how anything so inartistic could find a home upon Italian soil.
From In Château Land by Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
In two private court-yards we were shown gaily decorated fountains, in alcoves or niches, curiously and elaborately ornamented with mosaic and shellwork, the shells being in perfect preservation.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various
She knows French, musick, and drawing, sews neatly, makes shellwork, and can milk cows; in short, she can do every thing.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by Boswell, James
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