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Significats de tortoiseshell en anglès

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

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A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings.

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Examples for "tortoise-shell"
Examples for "tortoise-shell"
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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

Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles.

Ús de tortoiseshell en anglès
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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
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She pushed her tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses up and braced herself for the worst.
Secret weapon spouse
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Every year many small tortoiseshell butterflies use this old castle for their hibernation.
The Irish Times
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His place was taken by another warrior in green tortoiseshell armor.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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And you only wear that tortoiseshell barrette when you're really happy.
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
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But a few species did well, most notably the small tortoiseshell.
BBC
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He's wearing his glasses with the tortoiseshell frames, a textbook in one hand.
Real life & liars
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Fort is on the short side, a portly man in oversized tortoiseshell glasses.
Broke, usa: from pawnshops to poverty, inc.—how the working poor...
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Her hair was brushed back and held in place by two tortoiseshell barrettes.
The Hyperion Cantos
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The tortoiseshell glasses had been replaced with sleek silver metal frames.
She, myself & i
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The longknife was sheathed once more, and only its tortoiseshell grip now showed.
A Fortress of Grey Ice
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Matt's uneasy gaze attempted to find mine through the oversized tinted tortoiseshell glasses.
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Tortoiseshell a través del temps
Tortoiseshell per variant geogràfica
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