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Significats de tortoise-shell en anglès

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Two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats.

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Examples for "tortoiseshell"
Examples for "tortoiseshell"
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The hawks-bill furnishes the tortoiseshell of commerce, and is much sought after.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
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At the optometrist's, Jane opted for heavy tortoiseshell frames rather than contacts.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
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She wore a low-cut blue gown and had a tortoiseshell cigarette holder.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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A pair of tortoiseshell glasses lay on a mat by his feet.
Bones Never Lie
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A few cotton dresses and one winter coat with fake tortoiseshell buttons.
A beautiful place to die
Ús de tortoise-shell en anglès
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Some of the men of Ceylon wear tortoise-shell combs in their hair.
Highroads of Geography / Introductory Book: Round the World with...
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Get me the new tortoise-shell spectacles and a large slice of bread.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 18
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She shops at vintage stores and rocks her pair of tortoise-shell specs.
The South African
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The hearth was swept, and by the stove lay a sleek tortoise-shell cat.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
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Only this morning I was watching that tortoise-shell of yours on the houseboat.
Novel Notes
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The real tortoise-shell is not a striped tiger nor a tabby.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
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There was also a tortoise-shell comb of wonderful beauty to match the necklace.
Madge Morton's Secret
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Then she held out to me a tortoise-shell comb and murmured:
Original Short Stories — Volume 07
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Among cat fanciers there is a distinctive variety known as the tortoise-shell tabby.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
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Genevieve put on a pair of tortoise-shell spectacles and starting pouring out tea.
Three Soldiers
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She is a tortoise-shell and white French Angora, and a remarkably beautiful creature.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
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Lady Caroline carried an eyeglass with a long handle of tortoise-shell.
Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
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We read of couches gemmed with tortoise-shell, and tables of citron-wood from Africa.
The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
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The young men also wore tortoise-shell spectacles, but not smocks-notusually, at least.
The Innocents: A Story for Lovers
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Her hair was piled high against a tortoise-shell comb, making her statelier still.
Joanna Godden
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The polygonal masses composing these shapes are called by the fishermen 'tortoise-shell stones.'
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
Translations for tortoise-shell
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Tortoise-shell a través del temps