Obovate: inversely egg-shaped; the narrow end downward.    From Wordnik.com.  [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference

Make in small balls egg-shaped, and fry in boiling lard.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Community Cook Book] Reference

He laid his hands upon one of the slim, egg-shaped things.    From Wordnik.com.  [Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930] Reference

They are over ½in. long and egg-shaped, being bent backwards.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference

Ripe seed white, of medium size, egg-shaped, unevenly compressed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference

He opened it and found inside a little egg-shaped doll with a brown face.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme] Reference

From his egg-shaped office, Mr. Smith shared his views on leading his flock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tyson CEO Counts Chickens, Hatches Plan] Reference

They are egg-shaped, about an inch in diameter, and furnish the germs or ovules.    From Wordnik.com.  [Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics] Reference

When all were out, Bork tapped the egg-shaped object and caught it as it shrank.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sky Is Falling] Reference

It is egg-shaped, and, soft and yielding, fills closely the cavity of the skull.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference

The difference between these egg-shaped consumer PCs and their popular predecessors?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cyberscope] Reference

An egg-shaped thing, six or seven feet in length, and seemingly made of white metal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creatures of Vibration] Reference

Make tiny egg-shaped balls of cream cheese moistened with sufficient cream to handle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies] Reference

The egg-shaped cabin structure is actually a roll cage partially enclosed in plexiglass.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 New York Auto Show: GM and Segway team on PUMA electric two-wheeler] Reference

Within those odd egg-shaped heads must have been a mind as alien to mine as an ant's mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Valley of the Croen] Reference

He pressed it in egg-shaped moulds, and has succeeded in making capital stove coal from it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines] Reference

From its egg-shaped handle protruded a metal deformity, the thin and bulbous wire quivering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whiskers] Reference

Tubers somewhat ovoid, or egg-shaped, often grooved, or furrowed, and of extraordinary size.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference

Here is an egg-shaped bulb, shown in Fig 19, containing some pure yttria and a few rough rubies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891] Reference

In their early stage they are enclosed in an egg-shaped veil (volva), having a gelatinous inner layer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners] Reference

Ovariole: an ovarian tube: q.v. Ovary: singular of ovaries; q.v. Ovate: in outline, egg-shaped or oval.    From Wordnik.com.  [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference

The bottom is flat, but the bore is round, or oval, or egg-shaped, with the small end of the orifice downward.    From Wordnik.com.  [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference

In the dimly lit transport hall, visitors stroll among 72 egg-shaped robots moving noiselessly in little herds.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Fair Could Flop] Reference

In the course of development the sphere may change, by expansion into an egg-shaped body, or by contraction into.    From Wordnik.com.  [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference

When spinning a cocoon, the thread is made to form a long, oval, egg-shaped case around the body of the caterpillar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference

His eyes narrowed speculatively when they came to rest on a peculiar egg-shaped object that stood out there in the open.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creatures of Vibration] Reference

This rough estimate applies to the globular and the egg-shaped bacteria, to which is given the name "coccus" (plural, cocci).    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891] Reference

Far from egg-shaped eyesores, these minivans are direct descendants of his 300C sedan, a car so cool that 50 Cent drives one.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Last Van Standing] Reference

Some miners prefer a pavement of egg-shaped stones set like a cobble-stone flooring, the gold being deposited in the interstices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884] Reference

This recall involves egg-shaped and large and small round candles sold in three sizes because the exterior paint is a fire hazard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Major retailers make several post-holiday recalls] Reference

It is carried out in great egg-shaped crucibles called converters (Fig. 87), each one of which will hold as much as 15 tons of steel.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference

Stella McCartney makes her sweater-coats playful and unpretentious, opting for egg-shaped styles made from dense, comfy-looking knits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warm And Fuzzy] Reference

They were followed by the green egg-shaped Li-ion Motors Wave; the Aptera and ZAP Alias three-wheelers; and the tiny open TW4XP trike.    From Wordnik.com.  [Automotive X Prize: Some teams fail to finish the final race] Reference