paste-egg

A form of pace egg — 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.

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Meanings

nounpaste-egg (plural paste-eggs)

plural paste-eggs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pace egg.
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APA

paste-egg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paste-egg

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“paste-egg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paste-egg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paste-egg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paste-egg.

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