v. Simple past tense and past participle of shell.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having a shell.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having a shell, in any sense; as applied to animals, testaceous, conchiferous. ostracous, ostracodermatous, entomostracous, thoracostracous, coleopterous, loricate, thickskinned, etc. (see the specific words).
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adj. of animals or fruits that have a shell
Word Usage
"Kate and Anna slept at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles between recording sessions with ace players as the label shelled out an astronomical-at-the-time $120,000 to launch them."