(eggshell)
121brittleness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fragility Nouns 1. brittleness, fragility, friability, breakability, frangibility, frailty; crispness, delicacy, crumbliness; vulnerability. See powderiness, weakness. 2. (something brittle) glass,… …
122Covering — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Covering >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 covering covering cover Sgm: N 1 baldachin baldachin baldachino baldaquin Sgm: N 1 canopy canopy tilt awning tent marquee tente d abr …
123emulsion — e|mul|sion [ıˈmʌlʃən] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin mulgere to milk ] 1.) a mixture of liquids that do not completely combine, such as oil and water 2.) technical the substance on the surface of photographic film or… …
124Calcific — Cal*cif ic, a. Calciferous. Specifically: (Zo[ o]l.) of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles. Huxley. [1913 Webster] …
125Chip — (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a… …
126Chipped — Chip Chip (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a… …
127Chipping — Chip Chip (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a… …
128Concave — Con cave (k[o^][ng]*k[=a]*v or k[o^]n ; 277), a. [L. concavus; con + cavus hollow: cf. F. concave. See {Cave} a hollow.] 1. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the… …
