coquillage

[ koh-ki-lahzh; French kaw-kee-yahzh ]

noun

1. an ornamental shell motif.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coquillage¹

1850–55; < French: a shellfish. See coquille, -age

Example Sentences

Among the most memorable are those created by Catherine Noll, designer of the Coquillage collection in 1994; Stefano Poletti with the Pampilles collection in 2009; and Elie Top, who created the Bouchons de Carafe line in 2010.

From New York Times

Olivier Roellinger of Le Coquillage, near Cancale, France, describes how his fortunes changed when he earned a star.

From New York Times

A “Camelia” brooch, designed in about 1926 by Jeanne Boivin, the sister of the renowned French couturier Paul Poiret, sold for 159,000 francs against an estimate of 32,000 francs to 42,000 francs while a 1933 pair of “Coquillage Ailé” ear clips, shaped like winged shells, also by Ms. Boivin, sold for 68,750 francs against an estimate of 14,000 to 18,000 francs.

From New York Times

Sur la crénatule, nouveau genre de coquillage.

From Project Gutenberg

Sur la Galathée, nouveau genre de coquillage bivalve.

From Project Gutenberg