tortoise shell

tortoise shell
tortoise shell,
1. the mottled, yellow-and-brown shell of some turtles, especially the hawksbill turtle. It is much used for combs and ornaments.
2. any one of several butterflies spotted with yellow and black.
3. = tortoise-shell cat. (Cf. ↑tortoise-shell cat)
tor|toise-shell «TR tuhs SHEHL», adjective.
1. made of tortoise shell.
2. mottled like a tortoise shell.

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  • Tortoise shell — Tortoise Tor toise, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tortoise-shell — ortoise shell, adj. Having a color like that of a tortoise s shell, black with white and orange spots; used mostly to describe cats of that color. n. a tortoise shell cat …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tortoise-shell butterfly — Tortoise Tor toise, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tortoise-shell turtle — Tortoise Tor toise, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tortoise-shell cat — tortoise shell cat, a domestic cat with mottled colors like those of tortoise shell …   Useful english dictionary

  • tortoise-shell turtle — tortoise shell turtle, = hawksbill turtle. (Cf. ↑hawksbill turtle) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tortoise-shell tiger — Tiger Ti ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tortoise-shell bamboo — valgomasis didbambukis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos bambukinių pošeimio daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Phyllostachys edulis), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. Jo stiebai naudojami dirbiniams. atitikmenys: lot. Bambusa edulis;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • tortoise shell — noun The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material …   Wiktionary

  • tortoise-shell — carapace, hard shell which surrounds a tortoise …   English contemporary dictionary

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