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Meaning of pilgrim's shell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.
Synonym of scallop.
broadly

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pilgrim's staff Pilgrimage Pilgrimaged pilgrimager Pilgrimages Pilgrimaging