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1 Shell
subs.Shell of an egg: V. ὄστρακον, τό (Æsch., frag.), Ar. λεπίς, ἡ.A white egg-shell: V. τεῦχος νεοσσῶν λευκόν (Eur., Hel. 258).Having just come out of the shell: V. ἄρτι γυμνὸς ὀστράκων (Æsch., frag.).Of a tortoise: Ar. δέρμα, τό.Of a fish: P. and V. ὄστρειον, τό.Shell trumpet: V. κόχλος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Shell
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2 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) κέλυφος,όστρακο,αχιβάδα,τσόφλι2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) εξωτερικός σκελετός,περίβλημα3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) βλήμα,οβίδα2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) ξεφλουδίζω2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) σφυροκοπώ,βομβαρδίζω•- come out of one's shell
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3 Egg-shell
subs.Ar. λεπίς, ἡ, V. ὄστρακος τό (Æsch., frag.).A white egg-shell: V. τεῦχος νεοσσῶν λευκόν (Eur., Hel. 258).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Egg-shell
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4 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) αυγό2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) αυγό3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) ωάριο•- egg-cup- eggplant
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- put all one's eggs in one basket
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5 poach
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