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Definition of Coquille
1. Noun. Seafood served in a scallop shell.
2. Noun. A dish in the form of a scallop shell.
Definition of Coquille
1. n. Lit., a shell;
Definition of Coquille
1. a cooking utensil [n -S]
Medical Definition of Coquille
1. A spherical curved lens of uniform thickness. Origin: Fr. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coquille
Literary usage of Coquille
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"A cockling sea is one jerked up into short waves by contrary currents. cackle,
to chuck ; coque, an eggshell, shell, cockle, with the dim. coquille, ..."
2. Atlantis Arisen: Or, Talks of a Tourist about Oregon and Washington by Frances Fuller Victor (1891)
"coquille City is situated on a bend of the river about twelve miles from the
ocean, and is a pretty town of about one thousand inhabitants. ..."
3. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1918)
"T. Port of coquille River, 311.) NEGLIGENCE. Negligence—Liability—Contribution
to Damage by Another. 1. That the negligence of another contributed to damage ..."
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