egg wash

noun

Egg (yolk and/or white) mixed with a little milk; brushed on pastry before baking to give a glazed appearance.

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Meanings

nounegg wash (countable and uncountable, plural egg washes)

plural egg washes · alternative eggwash

  1. countableuncountablecookingEgg (yolk and/or white) mixed with a little milk; brushed on pastry before baking to give a glazed appearance.

Translations

Finnish munamaito
  • munamaitobeaten egg and water
Korean 달걀물
  • 달걀물 (dalgyalmul)beaten egg and water
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APA

egg wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20wash

MLA

“egg wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20wash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egg wash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20wash.

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