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darning egg

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darning egg, mushroom
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole


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``While I worked on the face,'' said Courtier, ``the body supported a head that looked like a giant darning egg without any features except a peg for the nose.
 
 
 
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