Pronunciation: - ˌ shel
Variant: or hard-shelled \ - ˌ sheld \
Function: adjective
Date: 1838
: FUNDAMENTAL 2B , FUNDAMENTALIST <a hard-shell preacher> < hard-shell Baptists> also : UNCOMPROMISING , HIDEBOUND <a hard-shell conservative>
Pronunciation: - ˌ shel
Variant: or hard-shelled \ - ˌ sheld \
Function: adjective
Date: 1838
: FUNDAMENTAL 2B , FUNDAMENTALIST <a hard-shell preacher> < hard-shell Baptists> also : UNCOMPROMISING , HIDEBOUND <a hard-shell conservative>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012