cameo conch

English

Etymology

So-called as it was used to cut cameos (jewels)

Noun

cameo conch (plural cameo conches)

1. (dated) A large marine univalve shell, especially Cassis madagascariensis, Cypraecassis rufa, or similar species.

References

• “cameo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.