SHELL (O. Eng. scell, scyll, cf. Du. sceel, shell, Goth. skalja,

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• TILE (0. Eng. tigel, Fr. tuile, connected with Lat. tegula)

tile; the word means originally a thin flake,. cf. Swed. skalja, to

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• PEEL
• PEEL, ARTHUR WELLESLEY PEEL, 1ST VISCOUNT (1829- )
• PEEL, SIR ROBERT, BART

peel off; it is allied to "

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• SCALE
• SCALE (1) A

scale " and " skill," from a

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• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root meaning to cleave,

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• DIVIDE

divide,

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• SEPARATE

separate)  , the hard outside natural covering of anything, as of some fruits and seeds; more particularly, the conch (q.v.) or integument which acts as a defence for the bodies of various animals (see MOLLUSCA, GASTROPODA, MALACOSTRACA, &c.), the test, crust or carapace; also the outer covering of an egg . The word is also used of many objects resembling the natural shell in use or shape, and especially of a hollow projectile filled with explosives (see AMMUNITION, § Shell, and ORDNANCE) . See also SHELL-HEAPS, SHELL-MONEY .