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eggshell (iou)



eggshell noun & adjective. LME.
[from EGG noun + SHELL noun.]
A. noun. The thin shell or external covering of a bird's egg. LME.
walk on eggshells = tread on eggs s.v. EGG noun.
b. adjective. Having the delicacy of an eggshell; (of a paint or finish) having the slight sheen or the pale colour of a bird's egg. LME.
eggshell china: of extreme thinness and delicacy.
Day Lewis A sky of egg-shell blue.
eggshell-ful noun as much as the shell of a hen's egg could hold LME.