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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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