eggshell

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eggshell

/ˈɛɡʃɛl/

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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”).

noun eggshells

countable, uncountable The shell around an egg. Like Egge-ſhels mou'd upon their Surges, crack'd / As eaſily ’gainſt our Rockes.
countable, uncountable A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.

adjective more eggshell · most eggshell

Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell. The ceiling panels are in off-white eggshell semi-matt finish.
Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell. eggshell porcelain
Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell. This clear varnish is available in gloss, matt and eggshell finishes.

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noun object

Español	cáscara de huevo
한국어	달걀 껍질 dalgyal kkeopjil, 계란(鷄卵) 껍질 gyeran kkeopjil, 난각 nan'gak
日本語	卵の殻 tamago no kara, 卵殻
中文	蛋殼 /蛋壳 dànké, dànke
Português	casca de ovo
Français	coquille d'œuf
Deutsch	Eierschale
Italiano	guscio d'uovo
Ελληνικά	αβγότσουφλο avgótsouflo
Română	coajă de ou
Русский	яи́чная скорлупа́ jaíčnaja skorlupá, скорлупа́ skorlupá
Tiếng Việt	vỏ trứng
العربية	قَشْر الْبَيْضِ qašr al-bayḍi

noun colour

Português	casca de ovo
Français	coquille d’œuf

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@misc{eggshell_2026,
  title = {eggshell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eggshell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}