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egg-crate
A crate in which eggs are packed; also transf. and attrib., esp. in egg-crate ceiling, etc., denoting a construction which diffuses light.
1943Newsweek 16 Aug. 54 The rickety ‘egg crate’ plane was shunned by all but true pioneers and thrill seekers. 1949Archit. Rev. CVI. 307 The upper gallery at this point has an ‘egg-crate’ ceiling of steel sheeting to preserve a human scale. 1959Engineering 13 Feb. 198/3 To meet the need for improved lamp screening appearance, translucent opal plastics egg-crate louvres are made. |