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Noun
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1. the shell around an egg
2. <!--DefB-->(colour) a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.

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Translations
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Dutch: eierschaal f
German: Eierschale f
Icelandic: eggjaskurn f
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Japanese: ��殻 (������, tamago no kara)
Maltese: qoxra tal-bajd
Russian: �и�на� �ко�л�па (jaí�naja skorlupá) f
Scottish Gaelic: plaosg-uighe m, slige f
Swedish: äggskal n

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Icelandic: beingulur litur m, beingulur m
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Adjective
eggshell

1. <!--DefC-->(colour) of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.
2. Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell; as in eggshell porcelain.

Translations
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Icelandic: beingulur m, beingul f, beingult n
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Derived terms
eggshell blue
walk on eggshells

See also
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Colors
Category:Eggs
Category:Whites

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