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   eggshell

   /ˈɛɡʃɛl/

   noun

   • 1. the thin, hard outer layer of an egg, especially a hen's egg: "Emily was peeling off her eggshell"
   • ▪ used in similes and metaphors to refer to the fragile nature of something: "the truck would crush his car like an eggshell"
   • 2. (of china) of extreme thinness and delicacy: "eggshell porcelains"
   • 3. a paint that dries with a slight sheen: "the woodwork was painted in eggshell"

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