Tortoise Shell

Word TORTOISE SHELL
Character 14
Hyphenation tortoise-shell
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Tortoise Shell"

What do we mean by tortoise shell?

The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.

The hawksbill turtle.

A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.

Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.

The result of cooling of the testis. The scrotum rises, shrinks and hardens, resembling a tortoise shell. Often goes hand in hand with shrinkage of the nob. Urban Dictionary

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The word "tortoise-shell" in example sentences

She had laughed, pushing her tortoise-shell glasses back with her middle finger. ❋ Marcelle Heath (2011)

His father, blind from birth, was one of Bahrain's premiere pearl merchants, and this father's father used to don tortoise-shell nose clips and tie stones to his feet in order to dive to depths of 80 feet without air tanks, wet suit or goggles, to fetch the "fisheyes of Dilmun." ❋ Richard Bangs (2011)

"Drive is a fairytale," the young director said, tapping his sneakered foot tensely under his chair, while looking very confident and poised in his tortoise-shell glasses and black sweatshirt -- an intriguing combination. ❋ Karin Badt (2011)

I'm going to recommend two from opposite ends of the spectrum: Lanvin's cape in black wool, with silk lapels and tortoise-shell clasp (£2,110) and Coach's in navy-blue, with gold buttons and black leather trim (£475). ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2011)

Tougher than any of the men in the grey flannel suits, with their tortoise-shell glasses and their thighs lean from roadwork. ❋ Jane Ciabattari (2010)

Heidi Julavits, the 35-year-old co-editor of The Believer, the new Dave Eggers – sponsored literary magazine, arrived for her interview dressed in a style that might be called haute zoologist: angular tortoise-shell glasses, khaki zip-front jacket over a white polo shirt, and a denim skirt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Napoleonic Wars hero Horatio Nelson 1758–1805 once owned one of the items, a faux tortoise-shell snuffbox depicting a scene from a seaside Italian town on its lid. ❋ Unknown (2012)

You should also lob a compliment at people you meet who are wearing the same tortoise-shell glasses. ❋ Teri Agins (2011)

A pair of tortoise-shell bar-rettes pinned the sides of her toffee-brown hair away from her face, and a pair of dun-colored cowboy boots with run-down heels clad her feet. ❋ Janet Dailey (2011)

Now I have some new large tortoise-shell glasses and keep encountering people with the same glasses. ❋ Teri Agins (2011)

In the watery foreground a buxom nude with an elaborate headdress is carried away on frilly waves by an aged, bearded merman with a tortoise-shell shield. ❋ Judy Fayard (2011)

The divers, who wore weights on one leg to help them drop to the seabed, used bone or tortoise-shell nose clips and leather finger guards to protect themselves from the coral. ❋ Katherine Bergen (2010)

And wire-rimmed or tortoise-shell eyeglass frames for those who can't see straight. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I had the same frames that Fidel Castro wore, which were exclusively Cuban: an oversize, bulked-up version of Ray-Ban Wayfarers made of genuine tortoise-shell. ❋ Carlos Eire (2010)

Looking down through his round, tortoise-shell spectacles, he told the Daily Transom that he had never met Mr. Franco before, but was excited to do so this evening. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Steve, "[The water] is [freezing] today." [Morty], "Yeah man, I got a tortoise shell" ❋ Chris Avis (2008)

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