noun

eggshell

eggshell

Be careful not to get eggshell in the cake.

Be careful not to get eggshell in the cake.

The walls were painted an eggshell white.

The walls were painted an eggshell white.

((an eggshell)) the shell of an egg The bird broke through its eggshell.

Synonyms: shell, casing

A compound word from 'egg' and 'shell'.

Picture the fragile shell of an egg. This also relates to the idiom 'walking on eggshells', meaning to be very careful around someone.

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