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eggshell
(egʃel) also egg shell
Word forms: plural eggshellslanguage note: The spelling egg shell is also used for meaning [sense 1].
1. variable noun
An eggshell is the hard covering on the outside of an egg.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Eggshell paint makes surfaces dull, not shiny, when it is painted on them.
The walls had been painted an eggshell white.
eggshell in British English
(ˈɛɡˌʃɛl)
noun
1.
the hard porous protective outer layer of a bird's egg, consisting of calcite and protein
2.
a yellowish-white colour
3.
a type of paper with a slightly rough finish
4. (modifier)
(of paint) having a very slight sheen
an eggshell finish
5. walk on eggshells
adjective
6.
of a yellowish-white colour
eggshell paint
eggshell in American English
(ˈɛgˌʃɛl)
noun
1.
the hard, brittle outer covering of an egg of a reptile, bird, or monotreme
adjective
2.
fragile and thin, like eggshell
3.
yellowish-white
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black, yellowChinese translation of 'eggshell'
eggshell
(ˈɛɡʃɛl)
n (c/u)
-
蛋壳(殼)
(dànké)
adj
- [paint]
淡黄(黃)褐色的
(dàn huánghèsè de)
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