coquille
/koʊˈkiːl/
noun
- A scallop shell or a dish shaped like one, often used for serving seafood.
- The restaurant served shrimp in a coquille shell.
- She baked the scallops in a coquille with cheese sauce.
- The coquille was beautifully presented on a bed of rice.
- A type of printing plate used in engraving, made of copper or other metal.
- Old books often used coquille plates for illustrations.
- The artist prepared a coquille for the print run.
- He learned to etch on a coquille in art school.