eggcup
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of eggcup
Example Sentences
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That should be plenty of room for Von Teese's vintage china, tea sets and eggcup collections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2015
Within a few hours, I made a few rings, an unusable but cute eggcup, and a three-inch sculpture of a walking man.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2014
Now he suddenly realized that Cedric was in fact a useless pretty boy who didn’t have enough brains to fill an eggcup.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
On the way back, he spotted the rarest and most delicate object in the wild, an old hummingbird’s nest, fragile and expertly woven, smaller than an eggcup.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
I move the eggcup a little, so it’s now in the watery sunlight that comes through the window and falls, brightening, waning, brightening again, on the tray.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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