eggshell
English
/ˈɛɡʃɛl/
noun
Definitions
- The shell around an egg.
- A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English eggeshell inherited from Old English ǣġsċill compound from English egg (incite, encourage) + English shell.
Origin
English
shell
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Musselshell English
- aeroshell English
- afteregg English
- backshell English
- bandshell English
- bodyshell English
- bombshell English
- clamshell English
- cockleshell English
- deshell English
- egg English
- egg hunt English
- egg yolk English
- egg-bound English
- egg-shaped English
- eggball English
- eggbeater English
- eggbox English
- eggburger English
- eggcrate English
- eggcup English
- egger English
- eggery English
- eggette English
- eggfruit English
- egghead English
- eggheaded English
- egghot English
- eggie English
- egglayer English
- egglaying English
- eggless English
- egglike English
- eggman English
- eggmass English
- eggnog English
- eggplant English
- eggshellful English
- eggspot English
- eggtimer English
- eggtray English
- eggwhisk English
- eggwoman English
- eggy English
- eggyolk English
- enshell English
- handegg English
- hardshell English
- headshell English
- inshell English
- intershell English
- kidneyshell English
- microshell English
- multishell English
- nanoshell English
- nonegg English
- nonshell English
- nutshell English
- papershell English
- seashell English
- shell English
- shell suit English
- shell-less English
- shell-like English
- shellable English
- shellac English
- shellback English
- shellbag English
- shellbark English
- shellcode English
- sheller English
- shellfire English
- shellfish English
- shellfisherman English
- shellflower English
- shellheap English
- shellless English
- shellpad English
- shellproof English
- shelltoe English
- shelltoed English
- shelltoes English
- shellwork English
- shelly English
- shotshell English
- slitshell English
- snailshell English
- softshell English
- subshell English
- superegg English
- supershell English
- thunderegg English
- topshell English
- tortoiseshell English
- undershell English
- unshell English
- Ei German
- Eierschale German
- Schale German
- eierschalenfarben German
- シェル Japanese
- ǣġsċill Old English
- egge Middle English
- eggeshell Middle English
- egschelfull Middle English
- schelle Middle English
- หอยเชลล์ Thai
- selak Cebuano
- salted egg Chinese
- igi Aukan
- egg
- eggy
- egger
- eggie
- shell
- eggnog
- eggbox
- nonegg
- shelly
- egghot
- eggery
- eggcup
- eggman
- inshell
- egglike
- eggmass
- eggyolk
- eggtray
- sheller
- enshell
- egghead
- eggless
- shellac
- eggette
- eggball
- handegg
- deshell
- unshell
- eggspot
- topshell
- nonshell
- seashell
- eggcrate
- eggfruit
- shellbag
- egglayer
- afteregg
- eggwhisk
- egg hunt
- eggwoman
- subshell
- shellpad
- nutshell
- eggplant
- superegg
- egg yolk
- shelltoe
- eggtimer
- shellbark
- bandshell
- shotshell
- shellheap
- shellwork
- egglaying
- shellable
- slitshell
- bodyshell
- nanoshell
- shelltoed
- hardshell
- bombshell
- headshell
- shelltoes
- aeroshell
- backshell
- egg-bound
- eggbeater
- softshell
- shellback
- shellfish
- shellless
- shellcode
- shellfire
- eggburger
- eggheaded
- clamshell
- undershell
- shell-less
- intershell
- multishell
- shell-like
- egg-shaped
- shellproof
- supershell
- snailshell
- microshell
- papershell
- thunderegg
- shell suit
- Musselshell
- shellflower
- cockleshell
- eggshellful
- kidneyshell
- tortoiseshell
- shellfisherman