cockle hat — noun Etymology: cockle (II) (shell) : a hat bearing a cockleshell as the badge of a pilgrim especially to the shrine of St. James of Compostela in Spain * * * cockle hat noun A hat bearing a scallop shell, the badge of a pilgrim • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
Cockle — Coc kle (k[o^]k k l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bivalve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cockle stairs — Cockle Coc kle (k[o^]k k l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cockle — This name has two possible derivations, the first from the early Medieval English or Olde French cokille which means a shell or cockle . This surname may have been applied to pilgrims to the Shrine of St. James of Compostella who sewed shells on… … Surnames reference
cockle — {{11}}cockle (1) type of mollusk, early 14c., from O.Fr. coquille (13c.) scallop, scallop shell; mother of pearl; a kind of hat, altered (by influence of coque shell ) from V.L. *conchilia, from L. conchylium mussel, shellfish, from Gk.… … Etymology dictionary
Pilgrim's hat — This article is about hat used by pilgrims on the Way of St. James. For hat associated with Puritan costume, see capotain. Saint James the Great with his pilgrim s staff. The hat is typical, but he often wears his emblem, the scallop shell on the … Wikipedia
Cardium edule — Cockle Coc kle (k[o^]k k l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheston — Recorded as Cockle, Cockell, Cockhill, Cockill, and possibly others, this is usually an English surname. It has two possible origins. The most romantic is from the pre 9th century Olde French word cokille , meaning a shell or cockle. As such the… … Surnames reference
Cockhill — Recorded as Cockle, Cockell, Cockhill, Cockill, and possibly others, this is usually an English surname. It has two possible origins. The most romantic is from the pre 9th century Olde French word cokille , meaning a shell or cockle. As such the… … Surnames reference
Cockill — Recorded as Cockle, Cockell, Cockhill, Cockill, and possibly others, this is usually an English surname. It has two possible origins. The most romantic is from the pre 9th century Olde French word cokille , meaning a shell or cockle. As such the… … Surnames reference
