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eggshell
(redirected from eggshell paint)

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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
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] ncáscara de huevo
eggshell [ˈɛgʃɛl] egg ncoquille f d'œuf
adj [colour] → blanc cassé inv
eggshell [ˈɛgʃɛl] egg nEierschale f
eggshell [ˈɛgʃɛl] nguscio d'uovo
adj [colour] → guscio d'uovo inv


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By employing a combination of stealth and Swiss Coffee interior eggshell paint clearly identifying these three bins as my very own, I had managed to keep them out of the sweaty clutches of envious neighbors who had let their own bins fall into odorific disrepair.
 
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