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• Hen (Fabergé egg) — The Hen Egg is a jewelled Easter egg that was made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1885, for the then Tsar of Russia, Alexander III. It is the first of the Fabergé eggs. Tsar Alexander III presented the egg to… …   Wikipedia

• egg — egg1 [eg] n. [ME < ON, replacing native ey < OE æg, akin to Ger ei (pl. eier), prob. < IE base * owjom , * ojom , of a bird (> L ovum, Gr ōion) < * awei , bird (> L avis)] 1. the oval or round body laid by a female bird, fish,… …   English World dictionary

• Egg allergy — is a type of food allergy. It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from the yolk or whites of eggs, causing an overreaction of the immune system which may lead to severe physical symptoms for millions of people around the world. [National… …   Wikipedia

• Egg tossing — Egg tossing, egg toss, or egg throwing is a game associated with Easter. The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in Pagan celebrations of spring and was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the rebirth of man at Easter. [… …   Wikipedia

• egg — Ⅰ. egg [1] ► NOUN 1) an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate and containing an ovum which if fertilized can develop into a new organism. 2) an infertile egg of the domestic hen, used for food. 3) Biology the… …   English terms dictionary

• Hen fruit — egg …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• egg — egg1 eggless, adj. eggy, adj. /eg/, n. 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to… …   Universalium

• Egg (food) — Chicken egg redirects here. For the causality dilemma, see Chicken or the egg. On the left a chicken egg, the egg most commonly e …   Wikipedia

• Egg yolk — Not to be confused with yoke. An intact yolk surrounded by egg white An egg yolk is a part of an egg which feeds the developing embryo. The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white (known alternatively as albumen or glair/glaire) by one or two… …   Wikipedia

• egg — I. /ɛg / (say eg) noun 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of animals, consisting of the female reproductive cell and its envelopes. The envelopes may be albumen jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species. 2.… …