‖ palourde
(palurd)
[Fr.]
A marine bivalve mollusc belonging to the genus Venerupis; a Venus clam or carpet-shell. Cf. pullet 2
| [1863 J. G. Jeffreys Brit. Conchology II. 361 According to Collard de Cherres, the Breton designation is ‘palourde’.] 1942 E. Paul Narrow St. xxxiv. 303 Baby sea snails to be picked out with a pin; huge palourdes and giant snails; the tender coquilles St. Jacques. 1951 ― Springtime in Paris xi. 189 Sampling eagerly the oysters, clams, palourdes, cockles, mussels, snails, razor-fish or sea-urchins. 1960 E. David French Provincial Cooking 141 We..cannot obtain the various kinds of exquisite little clams, the praires, the palourdes and the clovisses which one gets in France. 1976 Times 2 Oct. 10/2 Palourdes on a buttery spinach puree. |