单词 | eggshell |
释义 | eggshell /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 brittle; fragile. 5. being pale yellowish-white in color. 6. having little or no gloss: eggshell white paint. [1250-1300; ME ayschelle. See EGG1, SHELL] |
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