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Meanings of tortoise-shell in inglês

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

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        Examples for "tortoiseshell"
        Examples for "tortoiseshell"
        1
        The hawks-bill furnishes the tortoiseshell of commerce, and is much sought after.
        The Confessions of a Beachcomber
        2
        At the optometrist's, Jane opted for heavy tortoiseshell frames rather than contacts.
        Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
        3
        She wore a low-cut blue gown and had a tortoiseshell cigarette holder.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        4
        A pair of tortoiseshell glasses lay on a mat by his feet.
        Bones Never Lie
        5
        A few cotton dresses and one winter coat with fake tortoiseshell buttons.
        A beautiful place to die
        Usage of tortoise-shell in inglês
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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...
        2
        Get me the new tortoise-shell spectacles and a large slice of bread.
        The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 18
        3
        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
        9
        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
        13
        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 through the time