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inshell

  • /ɪnˈʃɛl/
  • /ˈɪnˌʃɛl/

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From in- + shell.

verb inshells · inshelling · inshelled

  1. literary, rare To enclose in a shell. ’Tis Aufidius, Who, hearing of our Coriolanus’ banishment, Thrusts forth his horns again into the world; Which were inshell’d when Coriolanus stood for Rome, And durst not once peep out.

adjective

  1. not comparable (of nuts, eggs, shellfish) Not removed from the shell. Live inshell scallops are preferable to frozen scallop meats.

Opposite: shelled

noun inshells

  1. A product (nut, shellfish) that has not been removed from its shell. Inshells are shipped in 50-pound sacks, while shelled walnut pieces are shipped in 25-pound bags'

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adjective

Opposite: shelled

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"inshell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inshell.

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@misc{inshell_2026,
  title = {inshell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inshell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}