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egg toppered adj. Drunk by the third round, and removing the top from every boiled egg in sight. Klair got egg toppered and treated the breakfast egg as a small architectural problem. egg waffled adj. Drunk by closing time, and divided into small agreeable bubbles of conversation. Abree was egg waffled by closing time, speaking in several separate little thoughts. egg washed adj. Still drunk, and giving everything a glossy finish before breakfast. Luxe was egg washed, polishing the pastry case with considerable concentration. egg whisked adj. Sufficiently drunk to beat the same matter into several small, consistent pieces. Chesleigh was egg whisked and addressed the omelette with unnecessary vigour. egg whited adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with remaining transparent about anything. Ireion was egg whited and became notably difficult to read across the table. egg wracked adj. You are drunk and knotted into a dark, sea-worn arrangement. Moneca was egg wracked, folded beside the harbour wall in the usual manner. egg yolked adj. Of a drinker: yellowly centred, with the rest of the evening arranged around it. Divonte was egg yolked, protecting one precious idea from the conversation. egg-birded adj. Describing a drinker who keeps returning sharply to the same small point. Shaquarius was egg-birded, making short sorties towards the subject and back again. egg-cosied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating warmth, wool, and a boiled egg as matters of public importance. Breeann got egg-cosied beside the radiator and ordered a cover for the bar snack. egg-cozied adj. Drunk on the strength of a warm covering and an entirely disproportionate concern for breakfast. Rayfe was egg-cozied near the fire, defending the boiled egg's right to remain warm. egg-crated adj. Drunk by closing time, and packed for removal with several delicate plans still rattling inside. Cmone was egg-crated at closing time, bundled towards the door with remarkable care. egg-cratinged adj. A drinker who has acquired a series of separate compartments for ordinary thoughts. Jayda-lynn was egg-cratinged, each explanation occupying its own small pocket. egg-eatered adj. The state of being drunk and consuming only what arrives conveniently enclosed. Naasir was egg-eatered, accepting the boiled eggs without enquiring about supper. egg-hotted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become warm, sweet and faintly old-fashioned. Stennis was egg-hotted, offering everyone a small glass of something creamy. egg-in-a-holed adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the evening's central opening with surprising culinary confidence. Elmas stood egg-in-a-holed beside the buffet, claiming the centre of every available discussion. egg-in-the-holed adj. Drunk by the third round, and firmly installed in the one aperture through which all plans must pass. Jephte became egg-in-the-holed and treated the kitchen doorway as an appointed station.