tortoise-shell

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Attributive form of tortoise shell, noun

A tortoise-shell ashtray.

carapace, hard shell which surrounds a tortoise
The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material
tortoiseshell
a domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings
tortoiseshell
made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle
tortoiseshell
having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle
tortoiseshell
{n} the shell of a tortoise
tortoiseshell
the hawksbill turtle
tortoiseshell
any of several butterflies, mostly of the genus Mymphalis that have similar markings
tortoiseshell
brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
tortoiseshell
made of this material
tortoiseshell
the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
tortoiseshell
a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
tortoiseshell
the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle; used as a veneer etc
tortoiseshell
a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings
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Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell. He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames
tortoiseshell
having such markings
tortoiseshell
Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments
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