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eggshell definition

egg·shell (eg′s̸hel′)

noun

the hard, brittle outer covering of an egg of a reptile, bird, or monotreme

adjective

  1. fragile and thin, like eggshell
  2. yellowish-white

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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