[eg-shel] 
| 1. | the shell of a bird's egg, consisting of keratin fibers and calcite crystals. |
| 2. | a pale yellowish-white color. |
| 3. | rather bulky paper having a slightly rough finish. |
| 4. | like an eggshell, as in thinness and delicacy; very brittle; fragile. |
| 5. | being pale yellowish-white in color. |
| 6. | having little or no gloss: eggshell white paint. |
| egg·shell (ěg'shěl') n.
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