boiled egg
111soft-boiled — adjective Date: 1889 1. of an egg boiled to a soft consistency 2. sentimental …
112soft-boiled — /sawft boyld , soft /, adj. (of an egg) boiled in the shell just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes. [1900 05] * * * …
113hard-boiled — adj. Hard boiled is used with these nouns: ↑detective, ↑egg …
114soft-boiled — adj. Soft boiled is used with these nouns: ↑egg …
115hard-boiled — adjective 1》 (of an egg) boiled until solid. 2》 (of a person) tough and cynical. ↘denoting a tough, realistic style of detective fiction …
116soft-boiled — adjective (of an egg) lightly boiled, leaving the yolk soft or liquid …
117soft-boiled — /ˈsɒft bɔɪld/ (say soft boyld) adjective (of an egg) lightly boiled so that the yolk remains unset …
118pace-egg — noun /peɪs ɛɡ/ A hard boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them …
119pace egg — noun /peɪs ɛɡ/ A hard boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them …
120twenty-minute egg — noun A very hard boiled person He was a twenty minute egg, according to your grandfather, and such men are not soon forgotten …
