pilgrim's shell

noun — 2 senses

pilgrim's shell

noun
1

A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

2

Broadly Synonym of scallop.

Related terms
pilgrim's gourd, pilgrim's staff, pilgrim's hat

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