\Co*quille"\ (k[-o]*k[=e]l"; F. k[-o]`k[=e]"y'), n.
[F.]
Lit., a shell; hence:
(a) A shell or shell-like dish or mold in which viands are
    served.
(b) The expansion of the guard of a sword, dagger, etc.
(c) A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for
    neckwear, and named from the manner in which it is
    gathered or fulled. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]