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What (who) is egg shell - definition
PROTECTIVE EXTERIOR OF AN EGG
Egg shell; Egg shells; Eggshells; White egg; Brown egg
![Chicken egg with irregular [[calcification]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Strange brown egg.jpg?width=200 "Chicken egg with irregular [[calcification]]")
egg shell
see eggshell
eggshell
also egg shell
(eggshells)
An eggshell is the hard covering on the outside of an egg.
N-VAR
eggshell
¦ noun
1. the thin, hard, fragile outer layer of an egg.
2. [as modifier] (of china) extremely thin and delicate.
3. [as modifier] denoting an oil-based paint that dries with a slight sheen.
Wikipedia
Eggshell
An eggshell is the outer covering of a hard-shelled egg and of some forms of eggs with soft outer coats.
Examples of use of egg shell
1. Dr Peter Beaumont, 60, was cooking Thai fishcakes for dinner when he found a fully formed gecko inside an egg shell.