Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the shape of an
egg .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective rounded like an egg
Etymologies
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Examples
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"I don't feel that suggestive, egg-shaped cold stone structures do that for Del Ray," she said.
Three Eggs in Space: Public art that the public loves or loves to hate Brigid Schulte 2011
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"I don't feel that suggestive, egg-shaped cold stone structures do that for Del Ray," she said.
Three Eggs in Space: Public art that the public loves or loves to hate Brigid Schulte 2011
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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.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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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.
Three Eggs in Space: Public art that the public loves or loves to hate Brigid Schulte 2011
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Ivy picked up the egg-shaped statue and handed it to Lena, who seemed reluctant to take it.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Everything about the tree unnerved him, even those egg-shaped fruits.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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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.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Women were buried with necklaces and pets, as well as jugs and usually an egg-shaped pot place near the feet, the newspaper says.
Archaeologists find remains of 5,000-year-old 'gay caveman' 2011
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Ivy picked up the egg-shaped statue and handed it to Lena, who seemed reluctant to take it.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Everything about the tree unnerved him, even those egg-shaped fruits.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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