half shell

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Synonyms: hard shell, half cell, harp shell, half seal

Antonyms: hard shell, half cell, harp shell, half seal

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|rare|colloquial|especially with "on the"}} Inexpensive; not [[overpriced]].<!--presumably an allusion to using clamshells as currency?-->

Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics|figuratively}} Any half of a roughly spherical-like object; any [[dome]]-shaped object.
2. {{lb|en|of food|especially with "on the"}} Either half of a [[clamshell]] especially when used to serve individual portions of spiced, minced, breaded, baked [[clam]]s.

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