eggshell 音标拼音: ['ɛgʃ
, ɛl]
n . 蛋壳
蛋壳
eggshell n 1 :
the exterior covering of a bird '
s egg [
synonym : {
shell },
{
eggshell }]
eggshell \
egg "
shell `\,
n .
1 .
The shell or exterior covering of an egg .
Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zo ["
o ]
l .)
A smooth ,
white ,
marine ,
gastropod shell of the genus {
Ovulum },
resembling an egg in form .
[
1913 Webster ]
eggshell \
egg "
shell `\,
a .
1 .
of a pale ,
yellowish -
white color ;
as ,
an eggshell ceiling and light green walls .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
2 . (
Architecture )
having a smooth but not glossy texture like that of a hen '
s egg ;
as ,
a latex paint giving an eggshell finish .
Also referred to as {
matte glaze }
or {
non -
lustrous glaze }.
[
PJC ]
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "
eggshell ":
alabaster ,
alabastrine ,
albescent ,
albumen ,
bubble ,
caviar ,
china ,
cream ,
creamy ,
delicate ,
dun -
white ,
egg ,
egg white ,
fair ,
fish eggs ,
flat ,
glair ,
glass ,
glass house ,
glaucescent ,
glaucous ,
gloss ,
gray -
white ,
house of cards ,
ice ,
iridescent ,
ivory ,
ivory -
white ,
light ,
lint -
white ,
matchwood ,
mellow ,
mother -
of -
pearl ,
nacreous ,
off -
white ,
old paper ,
opalescent ,
ovule ,
pale ,
parchment ,
pastel ,
patinaed ,
pearl ,
pearly ,
pearly -
white ,
piecrust ,
quiet ,
roe ,
sad ,
semigloss ,
simple ,
sober ,
soft ,
soft -
colored ,
soft -
hued ,
softened ,
somber ,
spawn ,
subdued ,
subtle ,
sweet ,
tender ,
vitellus ,
white ,
whitish ,
whity ,
yellow ,
yolk
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