a. [ AS. hellīc. ] Hellish. Anderson (1573). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The powan. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell. “The shelly shore.” Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shrinks backward in his shelly cave. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]