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eggshell

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13
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16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɛɡʃɛl/

Definition of eggshell

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The shell around an egg.
    “Like Egge-ſhels mou'd upon their Surges, crack'd / As eaſily ’gainſt our Rockes.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The shell around an egg.
    “Like Egge-ſhels mou'd upon their Surges, crack'd / As eaſily ’gainſt our Rockes.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.

adj

  1. Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.
    “The ceiling panels are in off-white eggshell semi-matt finish.”
  2. Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell.
    “eggshell porcelain”
  3. Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell.
    “This clear varnish is available in gloss, matt and eggshell finishes.”

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Etymology

From Middle English eggeshell, ege schelle, egg-shel, egg shelle (also as Middle English eye schell, ey-schel, ey-schelle), partially continuing Old English ǣġsċill, ǣġsċyll (“eggshell”), equivalent to egg + shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”), Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”), German Eierschale (“eggshell”), Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”), Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”).

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