eggshell

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English

eggshell from a chicken egg
In the springtime you might find the eggshell from a robin that has recently hatched.
The eggshell is no match for this baby crocodile who is hatching.

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eggshell (countable and uncountable, plural eggshells)

  1. The shell around an egg.
  2. A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.
    eggshell:  
    Coordinate term: robin's-egg blue

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Adjective

eggshell (comparative more eggshell, superlative most eggshell)

  1. Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.
  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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