eggshell

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The shell around an egg.
2. noun A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.

   eggshell:

3. adjective Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.
4. adjective Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell.

   eggshell porcelain

5. adjective Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell.

   This clear varnish is available in gloss, matt and eggshell finishes.

Similar words

shell cup ecru shelled egg scallop ostrich misprint typo eggpod

Often followed by

and thinning is thickness beads of or in fragments

Word family

eggshells