Definitions
Pale off-white color.
Word origin
From Middle English eggeshell, ege schelle, egg-shel, egg shelle (also as Middle English eye schell, ey-schel, ey-schelle), partially continuing Old English ǣġsċill, ǣġsċyll (“eggshell”), equivalent to egg + shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”), Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”), German Eierschale (“eggshell”), Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”), Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”).
Used in a sentence
“Like Egge-ſhels mou'd upon their Surges, crack'd / As eaſily ’gainſt our Rockes.”
“The ceiling panels are in off-white eggshell semi-matt finish.”
“eggshell porcelain”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Off-white shade”8 letters
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