English Explanatory Dictionary

pace egg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.

Pronunciation

/peɪs ɛɡ/

Word forms

pace egg pace eggs pace-egg paste-egg paste egg

Related words

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Derived words

pace-egger
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