"eggshell blue" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eggshell blue (not comparable)
  1. Of a delicate pale blue colour. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue Coordinate_terms: cerulean, more at blues
    Sense id: en-eggshell_blue-en-adj-Ok2rgUOj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Blues Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 11 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 31 19 31 Disambiguation of Blues: 16 33 17 33
  2. Of a delicate pale blue colour.
    (sometimes specifically) Robin's-egg blue.
    Tags: not-comparable, sometimes, specifically Synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue Coordinate_terms: cerulean, more at blues
    Sense id: en-eggshell_blue-en-adj-2epJxell Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Blues Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 11 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 31 19 31 Disambiguation of Blues: 16 33 17 33

Noun

Forms: eggshell blues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} eggshell blue (plural eggshell blues)
  1. A delicate pale blue colour. Synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue Coordinate_terms: cerulean, more at blues
    Sense id: en-eggshell_blue-en-noun-hmPy6ti2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Blues Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 11 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 31 19 31 Disambiguation of Blues: 16 33 17 33
  2. A delicate pale blue colour.
    (sometimes specifically) Robin's-egg blue.
    Tags: sometimes, specifically Synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue Coordinate_terms: cerulean, more at blues
    Sense id: en-eggshell_blue-en-noun-t93X~JlY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Blues Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 11 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 32 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 31 19 31 Disambiguation of Blues: 16 33 17 33

Inflected forms

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