Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Ovoid; having the figure of a solid whose cross-section anywhere is circular, and whose long section is oval (deeper near one end than near the other). An eggshaped egg is technically distinguished in oblogy from an elliptical, pyriform, or subspherical egg.
Wiktionary
- adj. alternative spelling of eggshaped.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. rounded like an egg
Examples
“Women were buried with necklaces and pets, as well as jugs and usually an egg-shaped pot place near the feet, the newspaper says.”
USA Today: Archaeologists find remains of 5,000-year-old 'gay caveman'
“Cal came in and took his usual seat at the curved tip of the egg-shaped conference table, his back to the wall, his eye to the door.”
“Ivy picked up the egg-shaped statue and handed it to Lena, who seemed reluctant to take it.”
“Everything about the tree unnerved him, even those egg-shaped fruits.”
“Bailey, a fan of Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi, some of whose most famous works are egg-shaped, said the sculpture is both representational - it depicts three actual eggs - as well as expressive of the feminine.”
The Washington Post: Three Eggs in Space: Public art that the public loves or loves to hate
“I don't feel that suggestive, egg-shaped cold stone structures do that for Del Ray," she said.”
The Washington Post: Three Eggs in Space: Public art that the public loves or loves to hate
“They're also beautiful to look at — tiny egg-shaped beads that are a pale yellow when raw and take on a translucent, golden-green glow when cooked.”
“Before the U.S. Open, the Journal revealed that Djokovic's training regimen included sitting in the CVAC Pod—a $75,000 egg-shaped, bobsled-sized pressure chamber that simulates altitude.”
“After that, of course, the Death Bird may decide to burrow itself into my head and build another nest to lay a second egg-shaped tumor in my brain -- and so kill me in that fashion.”
“Fit an egg-shaped knob on the arms into an identically shaped hole in the corner of the lens, twist down, and mounting is complete.”
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