cockleshells
Small ridged mollusks
Cockleshells are the ribbed, heart-shaped shells of cockles—small edible bivalve mollusks found in sandy coastal waters.
The word appears most famously in the nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary": with silver bells and cockleshells.
A cockleshell can also mean a small, fragile boat, from the shell's curved shape.
Sandy waterside margin
intertidal · estuary · tidal pool · shingle · driftwood · beachcombing · strandline · wrack
Two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
periwinkle · whelk · limpet · abalone · conch · invertebrate · gastropod · chiton
Cultivated plant area
- silver bellsLustrous metal chimes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- verseMetered poetic passage
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
Spiral arrangement of ridges
- ridgedHaving raised lines
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- heart-shapedResembling the love symbol
- valveFluid flow controller
hinge · growth rings · calcified · pattern · symmetry
Thing that beautifies
- craftSkilled manual art
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- wind chimeSuspended tubes making tones
grotto · curiosity · keepsake · souvenir · Victorian · nacre · mother-of-pearl · iridescent
beach
Sandy waterside margin
seashore · intertidal · estuary · tidal pool · shingle · driftwood · beachcombing · strandline · wrack · flotsam
bivalve
Two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
mussel · periwinkle · whelk · limpet · abalone · conch · invertebrate · gastropod · chiton · razor clam
garden
Cultivated plant area
- silver bellsLustrous metal chimes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- verseMetered poetic passage
whorl
Spiral arrangement of ridges
- ridgedHaving raised lines
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- heart-shapedResembling the love symbol
valve · hinge · growth rings · calcified · pattern · symmetry
ornament
Thing that beautifies
wind chime · grotto · curiosity · keepsake · souvenir · Victorian · nacre · mother-of-pearl · iridescent
cockleshellsconch shells
Large spiral marine casings
nautilus shells · queen conch · oyster shells · scallop shells · mussel shells