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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
alabaster, alabastrine, albescent, albumen, bubble, caviar, china, cream, creamy, delicate, dun-white, egg, egg white, fair, fish eggs, flat, glair, glass, glass house, glaucescent, glaucous, gloss, gray-white, house of cards, ice, iridescent, ivory, ivory-white, light, lint-white, matchwood, mellow, mother-of-pearl, nacreous, off-white, old paper, opalescent, ovule, pale, parchment, pastel, patinaed, pearl, pearly, pearly-white, piecrust, quiet, roe, sad, semigloss, simple, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, softened, somber, spawn, subdued, subtle, sweet, tender, vitellus, white, whitish, whity, yellow, yolk
Dictionary Results for eggshell:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
eggshell
    n 1: the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: shell,
         eggshell]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
eggshell \egg"shell`\, n.
   1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used
      figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the
      genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.
      [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
eggshell \egg"shell`\, a.
   1. of a pale, yellowish-white color; as, an eggshell ceiling
      and light green walls.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   2. (Architecture) having a smooth but not glossy texture like
      that of a hen's egg; as, a latex paint giving an eggshell
      finish. Also referred to as matte glaze or non-lustrous
      glaze.
      [PJC]
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