English Dictionary: egg-shell | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eggshell \Egg"shell`\, n. 1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus {Ovulum}, resembling an egg in form. |