eggshell
The shell around an eggThe shell around an egg.
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» Where do I throw these eggshells?
Wo kann ich diese Eierschalen wegwerfen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Где мне выбросить эту яичную скорлупу? — odexed
Куда мне выбросить эту яичную скорлупу? — odexed
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Examples
12 sentencesWhere do I throw these eggshells?
ruГде мне выбросить эту яичную скорлупу? — odexed
deWo kann ich diese Eierschalen wegwerfen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Where can I throw this eggshell?
ruКуда можно выбросить эту яичную скорлупу? — marafon
Better half an egg than an empty eggshell.
deBesser ein halbes Ei, als eine leere Eierschale. — Esperantostern
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.
(countable, uncountable)The shell around an egg.
- the exterior covering of a bird's egg
Origin
From Middle English eggeshell, ege schelle, egg-shel, egg shelle (also as Middle English eFrom Middle English eggeshell, ege schelle, egg-shel, egg shelle (also as Middle English eye schell, ey-schel, ey-schelle), partially continuing Old English ǣġsċill, ǣġsċyll (“eggshell”), equivalent to egg + shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”), Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”), German Eierschale (“eggshell”), Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”), Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”).
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Forms
plural: eggshellsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the exterior covering of a bird's egg:shell
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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