duck-egg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of duck-egg
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The dish was a study in circles: the meat pressed flat and dotted with pickled carrots, moons of sumac-dusted duck-egg aioli, microgreens, and blueberries.
From Salon • May 19, 2024
Think albacore tartare with duck-egg yolk and seared sturgeon with fondant potatoes.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022
Located in the state’s Southern Tier close to the Pennsylvania border, it offers vistas of farmland, dotted with several big clapboard houses painted a duck-egg blue.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Salted duck-egg is kind of like the parmesan of the Far East; it’s a phenomenal thing.
From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2019
"Not much of him, sir, but the moon shone on his face when he took his hat off to wipe his forehead, and it looked for all the world like an addled duck-egg."
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
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