The shell or external calcareous covering of an egg; often as a type of worthlessness or of fragility.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > worthless > types of (6) eggshell1550 The shell or external calcareous covering of an egg; often as a type of worthlessness or of fragility. new nothing1577 a worthless novelty; (British regional) nothing at all; cf. nothing, pron. n.6a. earth?1592 figurative. Chiefly literary and poetic. Dull worthless matter, as typified by the material of the ground. Obsolete. shuck1851 As a type of something valueless. gen. putty medal1893 a worthless reward for insignificant service or achievement. garbage can1922 figurative and in figurative contexts. Something that consists of or contains worthless, inadequate, or rejected material. |
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