(eggshell)
11eggshell — /eg shel /, n. 1. the shell of a bird s egg, consisting of keratin fibers and calcite crystals. 2. a pale yellowish white color. 3. rather bulky paper having a slightly rough finish. adj. 4. like an eggshell, as in thinness and delicacy; very… …
12eggshell — /ˈɛgʃɛl/ (say egshel) noun 1. the shell of a bird s egg, consisting of keratin fibres and calcite crystals. 2. a pale yellow colour. –adjective 3. like an eggshell; thin and delicate; very brittle. 4. (of a paint) having an almost matt finish… …
13eggshell — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. the hard exterior covering of an egg 2. something resembling an eggshell especially in fragility II. adjective Date: 1835 1. thin and fragile 2. slightly glossy 3. yellowish white …
14eggshell — noun (C, U) 1 the hard outside part of a bird s egg 2 eggshell china/paint a type of china or paint that is thin and hard, like the shell of an egg …
15eggshell — egg•shell [[t]ˈɛgˌʃɛl[/t]] n. 1) dvl the shell of a bird s egg, consisting of keratin fibers and calcite crystals 2) a pale, yellowish white color 3) like an eggshell, esp. in being thin and fragile 4) pale yellowish white 5) (of paint) having… …
16eggshell skull — A legal rule that a person who causes injury is at fault for all the consequences whether foreseen or not. It is derived from a situation in which a light blow to the head killed an individual, even though it could not have been predicted that… …
17eggshell porcelain — eggshell china or eggshell porcelain, porcelain ware of extreme thinness and delicacy …
18eggshell china — or eggshell porcelain, porcelain ware of extreme thinness and delicacy …
19Eggshell (colour) — Eggshell is an off white colour, similar to the colour of a chicken s egg, often used for interior walls and ceilings and for wedding gowns …
20eggshell nail — n a thin fingernail turning up at the outer edge seen in some diseases and nutritional disorders * * * a fingernail that is thin and curved upward at its distal edge …
