eggshell

[ UK /ˈɛɡʃɛl/ ]
[ US /ˈɛɡˌʃɛɫ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
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How To Use eggshell In A Sentence

  • Surfaces painted with semi-gloss or eggshell finish paints are easier to clean than flat-finish paints.
  • Adults eat the eggshells after the chicks hatch (the eggshells are a good source of calcium).
  • Keeping the edge wet is most important for gloss and eggshell, as is smoothing off with gentle finishing strokes.
  • They carried candles and wore masks: an eggshell face with antlers; a patchwork harlequin; a Casanova; a Scaramouch. The Faculty Club
  • True, we are expected to moonwalk across the vast waters dividing technology from the masses and tiptoe back on egocentric eggshells, circumventing treacherous misunderstandings and political back-stabbing.
  • Covered by an eggshell wash, through which blue painted lines form blowsy chrysanthemum blossoms. CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER
  • Fambeau's new SafeShot bow case has thick eggshell foam.
  • Her somnolent black eyes and tenderly pursed pink lips intrude upon the eggshell delicacy of her face with the most delicate affection.
  • Alabaster bowls, more than a dozen steatite vessels, and fragments of ostrich eggshell containers were also found. Arabian Hoard
  • Then I install the exhaust fan in its hole, switch it on, and apply the top coat of semigloss to the walls (dove) and ceiling (eggshell). TROPIC OF NIGHT
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