"eggshell" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛɡʃɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eggshell.wav Forms: more eggshell [comparative], most eggshell [superlative]
Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|eggeshell}} Middle English eggeshell, {{cog|enm|eye schell}} Middle English eye schell, {{inh|en|ang|ǣġsċill}} Old English ǣġsċill, {{compound|en|egg|shell}} egg + shell, {{cog|stq|Oaierskil|t=eggshell}} Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”), {{cog|nl|eierschaal|t=eggshell}} Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”), {{cog|de|Eierschale|t=eggshell}} German Eierschale (“eggshell”), {{cog|da|æggeskal|t=eggshell}} Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”), {{cog|sv|äggskal|t=eggshell}} Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} eggshell (comparative more eggshell, superlative most eggshell)
  1. Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell. Translations (of a pale yellowish-whitish colour): beingulur [masculine] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-eggshell-en-adj-MpmfNlAB Categories (other): English calculator words, Whites Disambiguation of English calculator words: 24 22 25 0 29 Disambiguation of Whites: 10 26 29 15 19 Disambiguation of 'of a pale yellowish-whitish colour': 100 0 0
  2. Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell.
    Sense id: en-eggshell-en-adj-ul4kqPpm Categories (other): English calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Whites Disambiguation of English calculator words: 24 22 25 0 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 41 40 1 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 42 51 0 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 42 47 0 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 40 41 3 8 Disambiguation of Whites: 10 26 29 15 19
  3. Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell.
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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛɡʃɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eggshell.wav Forms: eggshells [plural]
Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|eggeshell}} Middle English eggeshell, {{cog|enm|eye schell}} Middle English eye schell, {{inh|en|ang|ǣġsċill}} Old English ǣġsċill, {{compound|en|egg|shell}} egg + shell, {{cog|stq|Oaierskil|t=eggshell}} Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”), {{cog|nl|eierschaal|t=eggshell}} Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”), {{cog|de|Eierschale|t=eggshell}} German Eierschale (“eggshell”), {{cog|da|æggeskal|t=eggshell}} Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”), {{cog|sv|äggskal|t=eggshell}} Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eggshell (countable and uncountable, plural eggshells)
  1. The shell around an egg. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eggshell-en-noun-WGlBRatw Categories (other): Eggs, Whites Disambiguation of Eggs: 8 18 21 40 12 Disambiguation of Whites: 10 26 29 15 19
  2. A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: robin's-egg blue Translations (colour): blanc de closca d'ou [masculine] (Catalan), coquille d’œuf [masculine] (French), beingulur litur [masculine] (Icelandic), beingulur [masculine] (Icelandic), casca de ovo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-eggshell-en-noun-WkHT~rrz Categories (other): English calculator words, Whites Disambiguation of English calculator words: 24 22 25 0 29 Disambiguation of Whites: 10 26 29 15 19 Disambiguation of 'colour': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eggshellful, eggshell blue, eggshell rule, walk on eggshells Translations (object): eierdop (Afrikaans), قَشْر الْبَيْضِ (qašr al-bayḍi) [masculine] (Arabic), arrautza-azal (Basque), arikurong (Bikol Central), черупка (čerupka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), closca f d'ou [masculine] (Catalan), 卵殼 /卵壳 (nn̄g-khak) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 蛋殼 /蛋壳 (alt: daan⁶⁻² hok³) (Chinese Cantonese), 蛋殼 /蛋壳 (dànké, dànke) (Chinese Mandarin), skořápka [feminine] (Czech), æggeskal [common-gender] (Danish), eierschaal [feminine] (Dutch), eggjakoppur [masculine] (Faroese), eggjaskal [neuter] (Faroese), munankuori (Finnish), coquille d'œuf [feminine] (French), casca de ovo [feminine] (Galician), Eierschale [feminine] (German), αβγότσουφλο (avgótsouflo) [neuter] (Greek), tojáshéj (Hungarian), eggjaskurn [feminine] (Icelandic), kulit telur (Indonesian), blaosc uibhe [feminine] (Irish), guscio d'uovo (Italian), 卵の殻 (tamago no kara) (alt: たまごのから) (Japanese), 卵殻 (alt: らんかく, rankaku, たまごがら, tamagogara) (Japanese), vēulūikhūp (Khiamniungan Naga), សំបកពង (sɑmbɑɑk pɔɔng) (Khmer), 달걀 껍질 (dalgyal kkeopjil) (Korean), 계란(鷄卵) 껍질 (gyeran kkeopjil) (Korean), 난각 (nan'gak) (alt: 卵殼) (Korean), olas čaumala [feminine] (Latvian), čaumala [feminine] (Latvian), kiaušinio lukštas [masculine] (Lithuanian), lukštas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Eeërschuel [feminine] (Luxembourgish), qoxra tal-bajd (Maltese), Eiaschol [feminine] (Plautdietsch), skorupka jajka [feminine] (Polish), casca de ovo [feminine] (Portuguese), coajă de ou [feminine] (Romanian), яи́чная скорлупа́ (jaíčnaja skorlupá) [feminine] (Russian), скорлупа́ (skorlupá) [feminine] (Russian), plaosg-uighe [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), slige [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), škrupina [feminine] (Slovak), cáscara de huevo [feminine] (Spanish), äggskal [neuter] (Swedish), เปลือกไข่ (bplʉ̀ʉak-kài) (Thai), vỏ trứng (Vietnamese), plisgyn ŵy (english: Southwest) [North, masculine] (Welsh), masgl ŵy [South, feminine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'object': 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Irish",
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      "word": "eggshellful"
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    {
      "word": "eggshell blue"
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      "word": "eggshell rule"
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      "word": "walk on eggshells"
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      "code": "gl",
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        "2": "egg",
        "3": "shell"
      },
      "expansion": "egg + shell",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "Oaierskil",
        "t": "eggshell"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "eierschaal",
        "t": "eggshell"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Eierschale",
        "t": "eggshell"
      },
      "expansion": "German Eierschale (“eggshell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "æggeskal",
        "t": "eggshell"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "äggskal",
        "t": "eggshell"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more eggshell",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most eggshell",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "eggshell (comparative more eggshell, superlative most eggshell)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "eggshell porcelain",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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              59
            ]
          ],
          "text": "This clear varnish is available in gloss, matt and eggshell finishes.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "matt",
          "matt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɡʃɛl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "of a pale yellowish-whitish colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beingulur"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eggshell"
}

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