Egg-shaped

  • 31egg-and-anchor — noun a decorative molding; a series of egg shaped figures alternating with another shape • Syn: ↑egg and dart, ↑egg and tongue • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding * * * eggˈ and anchˈor, eggˈ and dartˈ, eggˈ and tongueˈ …

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  • 32egg-and-dart — noun a decorative molding; a series of egg shaped figures alternating with another shape • Syn: ↑egg and anchor, ↑egg and tongue • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding * * * eggˈ and anchˈor, eggˈ and dartˈ, eggˈ and tongueˈ …

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  • 33egg-and-tongue — noun a decorative molding; a series of egg shaped figures alternating with another shape • Syn: ↑egg and dart, ↑egg and anchor • Hypernyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding * * * eggˈ and anchˈor, eggˈ and dartˈ, eggˈ and tongueˈ …

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  • 34egg and dart — noun also egg and tongue or egg and anchor : a carved ornamental design in relief consisting of an ovoid figure and a roughly triangular figure usually approximating a somewhat elongated javelin or arrow head repeated alternately (as along a… …

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  • 35shaped — adjective having a particular shape: egg shaped/V shaped etc: an L shaped living room | be shaped like: The building was shaped like a giant pyramid …

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  • 36egg and dart — noun an egg shaped ornament alternating with an ornament which can be seen as a dart, tongue or anchor, used to enrich a moulding. Also, egg and tongue, egg and anchor …

  • 37egg coddler — /ˈɛg kɒdlə/ (say eg kodluh) noun a closed container, usually egg shaped, in which an egg may be coddled …

  • 38egg and dart — noun Date: circa 1864 a carved ornamental design in relief consisting of an egg shaped figure alternating with a figure somewhat like an elongated javelin or arrowhead …

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  • 39egg chasers — Noun. Rugby players. From the egg shaped ball. Derog …

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  • 40egg·plant — /ˈɛgˌplænt/ noun, pl plants [count, noncount] chiefly US : a somewhat egg shaped vegetable with usually purple skin called also (Brit) aubergine …

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