1
: the hard exterior covering of an egg
2
: something resembling an eggshell especially in fragility
1
: thin and fragile
2
: slightly glossy
3
: yellowish white
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Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2024
The eggshell walls painted over and over and over again.
—Diana Ruzova, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Noun
To keep up with competitors, management may have to run, not walk, on the eggshells of legal risk.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2024
The eggshell walls painted over and over and over again.
—Diana Ruzova, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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eggshell
1 of 2 noun
egg·shell
-ˌshel 
: the shell of an egg
eggshell
2 of 2 adjective1
: being thin and fragile
eggshell china
2
: slightly glossy
Medical Definition
eggshell
noun
egg·shell
ˈeg-ˌshel, ˈāg-
: the hard exterior covering of an egg
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