Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coquille"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coquille \Co*quille"\ (k[-o]*k[=e]l"; F. k[-o]`k[=e]"y'), n.
[F.]
Lit., a shell; hence:
(a) A shell or shell-like dish or mold in which viands are
served.
(b) The expansion of the guard of a sword, dagger, etc.
(c) A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for
neckwear, and named from the manner in which it is
gathered or fulled. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coquille
n 1: seafood served in a scallop shell
2: a dish in the form of a scallop shell
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