EGGSHELL
Dictionary entry overview: What does eggshell mean? • EGGSHELL (noun)
The noun EGGSHELL has 1 sense:
1. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
Familiarity information: EGGSHELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EGGSHELL (noun)
Meaning:
The exterior covering of a bird's egg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
eggshell; shell
Hypernyms ("eggshell" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Holonyms ("eggshell" is a part of...):
egg; eggs (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)
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