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scrambled egg

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noun

  1. slang gold embroidery on the peak of a high-ranking military officer's cap

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sir Simon's childhood memories of the day include the "very nice scrambled egg" for breakfast and "gold coach and all the horses".

From BBC ● May 4, 2023

Diaz set a plate of scrambled egg whites on the table, but she wanted to check her cousin’s blood-sugar level before letting her dig in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

I’m ready for steaming bowls of chili sauce beef with rice; piping hot pork shumai dumplings; greasy, chewy scallion pancakes with a cloud of scrambled egg on top.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

This dish is relatively simple, of course, but it's a wonderful context in which we can learn the Hong Kong scrambled egg technique.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2022

Unless I want scrambled egg Hot Pockets this morning, I have to get to the cereal before Justin does.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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