egg-shaped

[ eg-sheypt ]

/ ˈɛgˌʃeɪpt /

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adjective

having an oval form, usually with one end larger than the other.

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Origin of egg-shaped

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby egg-shaped

eggplant, egg roll, egg rolling, egg sac, eggs Benedict, egg-shaped, eggshell, eggshell porcelain, egg slice, egg spoon, egg stone

How to use egg-shaped in a sentence

Within those odd egg-shaped heads must have been a mind as alien to mine as an ant's mind.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
The pulp is either white or red, and is full of little egg-shaped granulations.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Pileus: Egg-shaped in young specimens; at length more cylindrical, and finally expanded, melting away in inky fluid.
Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms and How to Distinguish Them|William Hamilton Gibson
In a sheltered spot his egg-shaped teepees were ranged in circular form.
Red Hunters And the Animal People|Charles A. Eastman

The fact that this egg-shaped concoction was no great timekeeper was a secondary matter.
Christopher and the Clockmakers|Sara Ware Bassett

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