abalone
noun
ab·a·lo·ne
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Definition of abalone
: any of a genus (Haliotis) of edible rock-clinging gastropod mollusks that have a flattened shell slightly spiral in form, lined with mother-of-pearl, and with a row of apertures along its outer edge
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Kirk made clothes for Harper – scarf-like tops, a purse made out of an abalone shell. — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, "For a Generation, Valerie Harper's Rhoda Defined Imaginative Boho Style," 31 Aug. 2019 To travel a little more precariously, that little bit farther, is to find unlikely dawn skies, streaked azure and salmon like the inside of an abalone shell. — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, "These Islands Near Sicily Might Be the Last Uncrowded Part of Italy," 22 Aug. 2019 The tipster had suspected that the boxes held abalone, a type of edible sea snail often illegally harvested by divers in Northern California. — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Denver Post, "Popular succulents are being stolen from California parks and sold on the black market," 12 June 2019 An off-kilter vibe carried from the reception to the food, with skinny somen noodles supporting chewy abalone and a spring of junsai, a memorably slimy vegetable available only in late spring. — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, "Portland’s Nodoguro is one of America’s most exclusive Japanese restaurants (2019 review)," 3 Aug. 2019 The tipster had suspected that the boxes held abalone, a type of edible sea snail often illegally harvested by divers in Northern California. — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Denver Post, "Popular succulents are being stolen from California parks and sold on the black market," 12 June 2019 Beal’s castle was a hallucinatory, improbable cascade of car bumpers, endless Busch beer cans, plaster of Paris archways embedded with abalone shells and dolls, rusted car wheels and driftwood. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Crystal Cathedral, the original evangelical megachurch, has a conversion to Catholicism," 21 July 2019 The technology, which looks to abalone shells for inspiration, could allow units to print armor themselves, foregoing a cumbersome supply process. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Army Is Working on 3D Printed Body Armor," 18 July 2019 The tipster had suspected that the boxes held abalone, a type of edible sea snail often illegally harvested by divers in Northern California. — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Denver Post, "Popular succulents are being stolen from California parks and sold on the black market," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abalone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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abalone
noun
English Language Learners Definition of abalone
: a type of shellfish that is eaten as food and that has a shell that is lined with a hard white material (called mother-of-pearl)
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abalone
noun
ab·a·lo·ne
| \ ˌa-bə-ˈlō-nē
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Kids Definition of abalone
: a shellfish that is a mollusk which has a flattened shell with a pearly lining
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