the shell of an egg

  • 1The Killing of an Egg — (Dutch title Ei om Zeep , literally Egg for Soap ) is an animated short produced by Paul Driessen and Nico Crama in the Netherlands in 1977. It has been frequently broadcast in the United States, often on the Nickelodeon network and once on MTV s …

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  • 2Egg decorating in Slavic culture — The tradition of egg decoration in Slavic cultures originated in pagan times, and was transformed by the process of religious syncretism into the Christian Easter egg. Nevertheless, these decorated eggs have retained much of their pagan symbolism …

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  • 3Egg of Li Chun — The terms Li Chun egg balancing or egg of Li Chun refers to a Chinese folk belief that it is much easier to balance an egg on a smooth surface during Li Chun (the official first day of spring in the Chinese lunar calendar, which usually falls on… …

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  • 4egg|shell — «EHG SHEHL», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the shell covering an egg. 2. a yellowish white. –adj. 1. like an eggshell; very thin and delicate. 2. yellowish white …

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  • 5egg spoon — noun A small spoon used for eating boiled eggs from the shell • • • Main Entry: ↑egg …

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  • 6egg·shell — /ˈɛgˌʃɛl/ noun, pl shells [count] : the hard outside part of an egg : the shell of an egg walk on eggshells see ↑walk, 1 …

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  • 7shell an egg — remove the shell of an egg, peel an egg …

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  • 8Shell — Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The covering, or …

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  • 9Shell bit — Shell Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The… …

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  • 10Shell button — Shell Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The… …

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