UNSHELLED

unshelled, shell-less

(adjective) of animals or fruits that have no shell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

unshelled (not comparable)

Not having had the shell removed.

Not bombarded with military shells.

Etymology 2

Verb

unshelled

simple past tense and past participle of unshell

Source: Wiktionary


UNSHELL

Un*shell", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shell.]

Definition: To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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