Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small cup for holding a boiled egg: An eggcup is a piece of dishware, typically made of ceramic, porcelain, or metal, designed to hold a single boiled egg upright, usually by its narrower end, while it is being eaten.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She placed the soft-boiled egg carefully in the eggcup.
  • The breakfast set included a matching plate, bowl, and eggcup.
  • He tapped the top of the egg with a spoon while it sat securely in the eggcup.

Advanced Usage

• "In its eggcup": Describing an egg served in this traditional manner.
  • The perfect breakfast was a soldier of toast and an egg in its eggcup.

Variants and Related Words

• Egg cup: A common alternative spelling, written as two separate words.

Synonyms

• Egg holder: A descriptive term for the same item.

Noun

1. dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg