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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

eggshell

/ĕg'-shĕlˌ/ · egg·shell · IPA /ˈɛɡʃɛl/
01 n. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
  1. 1.
    The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
  2. 2.
    A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.(Zoöl.)
02 a. of a pale, yellowish-white color; as, an eggshell ceiling and light green walls.
  1. 1.
    of a pale, yellowish-white color; as, an eggshell ceiling and light green walls.
  2. 2.
    having a smooth but not glossy texture like that of a hen's egg; as, a latex paint giving an eggshell finish. Also referred to as matte glaze or non-lustrous glaze.(Architecture) Also: matte glaze, non-lustrous glaze