eggshell
/ˈɛɡˌʃɛl/
noun
- The hard outer covering of a bird's egg.
- Compost your eggshells to add calcium to the soil.
- The artist painted a tiny landscape on an eggshell.
- She carefully peeled the eggshell off the hard-boiled egg.
- A pale, yellowish-white color like that of an eggshell.
- We painted the kitchen walls a soft eggshell color.
- Her wedding dress was a delicate shade of eggshell.
- The living room looks brighter now that it's eggshell instead of beige.
adjective
- Having a pale, yellowish-white color.
- He wore an eggshell shirt to the outdoor party.
- She chose an eggshell sweater to go with her jeans.
- The eggshell tiles gave the bathroom a clean, classic look.
- Very thin and fragile, like an eggshell.
- The antique vase had an eggshell thinness that made it hard to handle.
- Her eggshell confidence shattered after the criticism.
- The negotiations were in an eggshell state, ready to break at any moment.