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egg cosy

egg cosy noun: a small cover made of wool or other material and designed to be placed over a boiled egg to keep it warm.

Noun

egg cosy (plural egg cosies)

  1. A small cover made of wool or other material and designed to be placed over a boiled egg to keep it warm.
    • You lucky girl! Granny's knitted you an egg cosy for your birthday!
    • And when whe woke again he reappeared in a plastic incubator wearing an absurd little knitted cap like an egg cosy.2017, Fiona Farrell, Decline and Fall on Savage Street, →ISBN, page 194

Forms of egg cosy

pluralegg cosies
alternative formeggcosy
alternative formegg-cosy
alternative formegg cozy
alternative formegg-cozy

Questions about egg cosy

What does egg cosy mean?
Egg cosy means a small cover made of wool or other material and designed to be placed over a boiled egg to keep it warm.
What part of speech is egg cosy?
Egg cosy is a noun.
What is the plural of egg cosy?
The plural of egg cosy is egg cosies.

Words near egg cosy in the dictionary

  1. egg cell
  2. egg cells
  3. egg coffee
  4. egg coffees
  5. egg cosies
  6. egg cosy
  7. egg cozies
  8. egg cozy
  9. egg crate
  10. egg crated
  11. egg crates

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