eggshellful
eggshellful noun: the amount contained in an eggshell.
Noun
eggshellful (plural eggshellfuls or eggshellsful)
- The amount contained in an eggshell
- Beat the white of one egg until stiff, add 1/2 of an eggshellful of cream and beat together well, add enough pulverized sugar to harden it so as to form in squares lay on pasteboard to harden.1901, Queen of the Home: A Careful Compilation of Tried and Approved Recipes
- To make it, beat the whites of two eggs to a froth, add an equal quantity of cold water (measuring two half-eggshellsful), then gradually stir into this confectioners’ sugar until of a paste stiff enough to be molded with the fingers and retain its shape.1909 November 26, “Candy Recipe”, in The Evening Star, number 17,959, Washington, D.C., page 5
Forms of eggshellful
| plural | eggshellfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | eggshellsful |
Origin of eggshellful
From Middle English egschelfull, egge schellefull, egge schelle ful, equivalent to eggshell + -ful.
Questions about eggshellful
- What does eggshellful mean?
- Eggshellful means the amount contained in an eggshell.
- What part of speech is eggshellful?
- Eggshellful is a noun.
- What is the plural of eggshellful?
- The plural of eggshellful is eggshellfuls.
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