"eggshell blue" meaning in All languages combined

See eggshell blue on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eggshell blue (not comparable)
  1. Of a delicate pale blue colour. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-eggshell_blue-en-adj-Ok2rgUOj

Noun [English]

Forms: eggshell blues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} eggshell blue (plural eggshell blues)
  1. A delicate pale blue colour.
    Sense id: en-eggshell_blue-en-noun-hmPy6ti2
  2. Robin's-egg blue.
    Sense id: en-eggshell_blue-en-noun-EY8oRfU7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Blues Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 10 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 87 Disambiguation of Blues: 24 26 50

Inflected forms

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