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eggshell

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egg·shell  (gshl)
n.
1. The thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile.
2. A pale yellow to yellowish white.
eggshell
Noun
the hard porous outer layer of a bird's egg
Adjective
(of paint) having a very slight sheen
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eggshelleggshell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg
shell
eggs, egg - oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
Translations
eggshell [ˈɛgʃɛl] n → cáscara de huevo
eggshell [ˈɛgʃɛl] egg n → coquille f d'œuf
adj [colour] → blanc cassé inv
eggshell [ˈɛgʃɛl] egg n → Eierschale f
adj → eierschalenfarben
eggshell [ˈɛgʃɛl] n → guscio d'uovo
adj [colour] → guscio d'uovo inv


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That's what I was saying to you- those German gentlemen won't win the battle tomorrow but will only make all the mess they can, because they have nothing in their German heads but theories not worth an empty eggshell and haven't in their hearts the one thing needed tomorrow- that which Timokhin has.
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