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(), n.[OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. g (whence OE. ey), Sw. gg, Dan. g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o°n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. Oval.] 1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane. 2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell. 3. Anything resembling an egg in form. Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc. Egg and anchor (Arch.), an egg-shaped ornament, alternating with another in the form of a dart, used to enrich the ovolo; -- called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue. See Anchor, n., 5. Ogilvie. Egg cleavage (Biol.), a process of cleavage or segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endoge Egg v. t.[imp. & p. p.Egged (); p. pr. & vb. n.Egging ().] [OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. . See Edge.] To urge on; to instigate; to incite Adam and Eve he egged to ill. Piers Plowman. [She] did egg him on to tell How fair she was. Warner. スポンサード リンク
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