duck-egg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of duck-egg
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The dish was a study in circles: the meat pressed flat and dotted with pickled carrots, moons of sumac-dusted duck-egg aioli, microgreens, and blueberries.
From Salon • May 19, 2024
Think albacore tartare with duck-egg yolk and seared sturgeon with fondant potatoes.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022
Located in the state’s Southern Tier close to the Pennsylvania border, it offers vistas of farmland, dotted with several big clapboard houses painted a duck-egg blue.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
In only his second year at London Fashion Week, he got a publicity boost that must be the stuff of dreams - a 91-year-old in duck-egg blue on the front row.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2018
Thae's raise't a nob at th' back o' my yed th' size of a duck-egg; an' it'll be twice as big by mornin'.
From Th' Barrel Organ by Waugh, Edwin
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