'Crepidula fornicata' definitions:

Definition of 'Crepidula fornicata'

From: GCIDE
  • Sweetmeat \Sweet"meat`\, n.
  • 1. Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a confect; a confection. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The paint used in making patent leather. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the American coast. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]