shelling
/ˈʃɛlɪŋ/ noun C1- An artillery bombardment.
- The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
- Grain from which the husk has been removed.
- An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)
- Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.
Plural shellings
From the library
“Anne,” she said to that small personage, who was shelling peas by the spotless table and singing, “Nelly of the Hazel Dell” with a vigor and expression that did credit to Diana’s teaching, “did you see anything of my amethyst brooch?
“No, I’ll finish shelling them myself.
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