chambered nautilus

noun

Examples of chambered nautilus in a Sentence

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The event space-slash-test kitchen was outfitted with a Steinway Model B piano as well as a wall of McIntosh audio components and two massive speakers shaped like a chambered nautilus. Pete Wells, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 On its surface was an imprint that resembled the shell of a chambered nautilus. Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chambered nautilus was in 1777

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“Chambered nautilus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chambered%20nautilus. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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