[f. as prec. + -METER.] An instrument for measuring shells and the angles of their spires. Hence Conchometry.
1828. Webster cites Barnes.
1837. A. M. W., in Southern Lit. Jrnl., I. March, 69/1.
| And he who makes a feast of shells;— | |
| In truth I mean no slur;— | |
| What jewel prizes he, but one, | |
| His dear conchometer? |
1847. in Craig.
