Easter egg Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
  2. noun a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter

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Definitions
  1. . (a) A painted or colored egg used as a present at Easter. (b) An imitation of an egg, in sugar or some fine material, sometimes made to serve as a box for jewelry or the like, used as an Easter present.

Webster 1913