About The Word Eggshell
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Eggshell
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What's The Definition Of Eggshell?
[n] the exterior covering of a bird's egg
Synonyms | Synonyms for Eggshell: shell Related Terms | Find terms related to Eggshell: alabaster | alabastrine | albescent | albumen | bubble | caviar | china | cream | creamy | delicate | dun-white | egg | egg white | fair | fish eggs | flat | glair | glass | glass house | glaucescent | glaucous | gloss | gray-white | house of cards | ice | iridescent | ivory | ivory-white | light | lint-white | matchwood | mellow | mother-of-pearl | nacreous | off-white | old paper | opalescent | ovule | pale | parchment | pastel | patinaed | pearl | pearly | pearly-white | piecrust | quiet | roe | sad | semigloss | simple | sober | soft | soft-colored | softened | soft-hued | somber | spawn | subdued | subtle | sweet | tender | vitellus | white | whitish | whity | yellow | yolk See Also | cover | covering | egg | eggs | natural covering Eggshell In Webster's Dictionary \Egg"shell`\, n.
1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used
figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the
genus {Ovulum}, resembling an egg in form.
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