eggshell

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English eggeshell, ege schelle, egg-shel, egg shelle (also as Middle English eye schell, ey-schel, ey-schelle), partially continuing Old English ǣġsċill, ǣġsċyll (“eggshell”), equivalent to egg +‎ shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”), Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”), German Eierschale (“eggshell”), Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”), Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛɡʃɛl/ === Noun === eggshell (countable and uncountable, plural eggshells) The shell around an egg. A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens. Coordinate term: robin's-egg blue ==== Derived terms ==== eggshellful eggshell blue eggshell rule walk on eggshells ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === eggshell (comparative more eggshell, superlative most eggshell) Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell. Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell. Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Colors === Further reading === eggshell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia