Synonyms for soft shell

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sawft-shel, soft-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɔftˌʃɛl, ˈsɒft-

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Définition of soft shell

As in lenient : adj permissive
As in suppositious : adj counterfeit
As in supposititious : adj counterfeit
As in compassionate : adj having tender feelings
As in counterfeit : adj fake, simulated
As in forbearing : adj tolerant

Example sentences :

Chop fine two strings of soft shell clams after washing them.
Extract from : « 365 Luncheon Dishes » by Anonymous

In preparing these bodies, cover the block with a soft shell.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting » by John Thomson

One species of turtle has a soft shell, another a hard shell; has your authority in natural history told you why this is so?
Extract from : « Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. » by John Uri Lloyd

She must have felt full ov fun, when she made a soft shell crab.
Extract from : « Josh Billings on Ice » by Henry Wheeler Shaw

The sputtering explosion of a soft shell on the bridge startled Wardwell.
Extract from : « The Hills of Desire » by Richard Aumerle Maher

The soft shell crab is caught just as the old shell is shed, and is highly esteemed as a delicacy.
Extract from : « Foods and Household Management » by Helen Kinne

The soft shell crabs are served on a bed of water cress and radishes cut in fancy shapes.
Extract from : « Breakfasts and Teas » by Paul Pierce

The female lays a score of long eggs as large as a pigeon's, but with a soft shell.
Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin

Dere was no hard shell Baptist and no soft shell Methodist in deir make up.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration

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