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cilin.
Headword:
cilin.
Principal English Translation:
a small turbinate shell (see Molina)
Attestations from sources in English:
See an image that represents cilin in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
auh yn jnacaztitech nenecoc pipilcatiujia teucujtlaepcololli: yoan conaqujaia icoiolnacoch, teuxiujtl in tlachioalli, tlaxiuhçalolli: yoan chipolcuzcatl, yn jcuzquj, oc cepa yielpancuzquj iztac cilin = And from both ears hung curved, gold, shell pendants. And they fitted [his ears] with ear plugs made a mosaic of turquoise. And [he wore] a shell necklace. Moreover, his breast ornament was of white seashells. (16th century, Mexico City)