Found 1 items, similar to Sunset shell.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sunset shell Sunset \Sun“set”\, Sunsetting \Sun"set`ting\, n. 1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] 'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. --Campbell. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west. [1913 Webster] Sunset shell (Zo["o]l.), a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun. [1913 Webster]