English Dictionary

Definition of “egg-shaped”

egg-shaped (ˈɛɡʃeɪpt)

"'Well, it be wooden, and sort of egg-shaped , and white-washed.

Kerr, Katharine A Time of War

A bossing mallet is a wooden hammer with an egg-shaped head made from boxwood.

Chapman, C. & Horsley, M. & Small, E. Technology Basic Facts

A hand-painted hen's egg, for example, or one of those Victorian egg-shaped boxes.

Times, Sunday Times (2004)

Above this contraption floated a big egg-shaped silk balloon of hydrogen, from which the tricycle with the incumbent Alberto were suspended.

Davis, John Gordon Seize the Reckless Wind

After hiking 5 km to the remote canyon Sunday, the 13 rangers were able to lift the egg-shaped boulder.

Toronto Sun (2003)

So a TV chef and his guest were too short and fat and they cooked from egg-shaped saucepans.

New Scientist (1999)

There were places, he saw, where the strands seemed to become clotted, forming large, almost egg-shaped masses.

Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001)

There, covering half her palm, lies a hard, egg-shaped slice of brain less than a centimetre thick.

New Zealand Herald (2003)

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