pilgrim's shell

English

A statue of a pilgrim adorned in shells.

Noun

pilgrim's shell (plural pilgrim's shells or pilgrims' shells)

1. A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

   Synonyms: pilgrim shell, pilgrim's scallop, Camino de Santiago shell

   1. (by extension) Synonym of scallop.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: concha del peregrino f

See also

• pilgrim's gourd
• pilgrim's staff
• pilgrim's hat

Further reading

• “pilgrim's shell”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• pilgrim's shell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 2024. Reid, Jillian. "Medieval pilgrim shell tokens & St James’ Way". London Museum.
• Borjas, Fernando. "The pilgrim shell: the origin of the symbol of the Camino". Vive el Camino.
• "The pilgrim's shell. Origin and meaning" Proguias.
• "Bone Santiago pilgrim shell - 13th to 16th Century". Tod Cutler.