mohair-shell

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MO'HAIR-SHELL, noun In conchology, a peculiar species of Voluta, of a closely and finely reticulated texture, resembling on the surface mohair, or a close web of the silkworm. MOHAM'MEDAN, adjective Pertaining to Mohammed or Mahomet. MOHAM'MEDAN, noun A follower of Mohammed, the founder of the religion of Arabia and Persia.
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