1. A shell-shaped dish or mold, typically used in cooking to serve food (especially seafood) in an attractive presentation.
Usage: culinary; often used in French cuisine
2. A scallop shell or a decorative object shaped like a scallop shell.
Usage: architectural or decorative

Examples

• The chef served the crab mixture in a coquille for an elegant presentation.
• Coquilles Saint-Jacques is a classic French dish of scallops served in a shell.
• The restaurant used ceramic coquilles to serve the shrimp appetizer.
• The baroque building featured decorative coquilles above the doorway.
• She arranged the seafood salad in individual coquilles for the dinner party.