Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One shell of a bivalve: as, oysters served on the half-shell (that is, with the upper shell removed, and the oyster served raw on the lower one).
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Examples
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So I recently conjured up -- with considerable effort and not a little expense -- some fresh littleneck clams that I chopped with various other things, topped with bacon, and broiled on the half-shell.
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Is that like the “Mary on a half-shell” statues that tacky people put on their front lawns? datingjesus
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The experience you're paying for is the whole clam, its own half-shell stuffed with fresh, seasoned bread crumbs, then placed under a burning hot broiler so as to render it browned and just crisp enough.
Robert Rosenthal: One Woman's Disgusting Clam Is Another Man's Pleasure To Eat Robert Rosenthal 2011
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They also make for the finest oyster stew I've ever eaten -- which, apart from all this, and staggering quantities of raw oysters on the half-shell, is the best feature of the Festival.
Stefan Beck: Beaches: Bergman's The Seventh Seal & the Wellfleet Oyster Festival Stefan Beck 2010
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A temporary command post, housed in a half-shell tent, helped airmen track cargo, gather intelligence and oversee security.
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The experience you're paying for is the whole clam, its own half-shell stuffed with fresh, seasoned bread crumbs, then placed under a burning hot broiler so as to render it browned and just crisp enough.
Robert Rosenthal: One Woman's Disgusting Clam Is Another Man's Pleasure To Eat Robert Rosenthal 2011
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Patrick McMullan Christy Turlington with Corey and Michelle Jassem Guests nibbled on treats from host Tom Colicchio's restaurants, including duck prosciutto, scallops on the half-shell, stuffed zucchini blossoms and a variety of tomatoes.
Foodie Party to Fight Hunger Mike Vilensky 2011
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This was partly because the oysters, which arrived in Puget Sound in the 1920s, require concerted husbandry to produce a worthy tasting half-shell oyster, and partly because they look a little off-putting, what with those black or brown filtering mantles around their rims.
The American Oyster Paradise Richard Nalley 2010
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The experience you're paying for is the whole clam, its own half-shell stuffed with fresh, seasoned bread crumbs, then placed under a burning hot broiler so as to render it browned and just crisp enough.
Robert Rosenthal: One Woman's Disgusting Clam Is Another Man's Pleasure To Eat Robert Rosenthal 2011
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They also make for the finest oyster stew I've ever eaten -- which, apart from all this, and staggering quantities of raw oysters on the half-shell, is the best feature of the Festival.
Stefan Beck: Beaches: Bergman's The Seventh Seal & the Wellfleet Oyster Festival Stefan Beck 2010
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