单词 | tortoiseshell |
释义 | tortoiseshelln.adj. 1. The shell, esp. the upper shell or carapace, of a tortoise, consisting of horny scales covering the dermal skeleton. a. with a and plural. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > tortoise or land turtle > parts of tortoiseshell1601 nose1681 back-plate1859 bekko1889 the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > member of > parts of > shell or parts of shell1542 tortoiseshell1601 breastplate1698 plastron1831 hyposternal1835 neural plate1849 nuchal1864 hypoplastron1871 medullary plate1879 neural1888 neural bone1889 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. x. 241 Among the Islands principally in the red sea, they use Tortoise shells..for boats and wherries. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 124 Curiosities of Ivory and Tortoise shells, in which they turne, and make many rare toyes. a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1849) 2nd Ser. 570/1 In Yucatan they made a musical instrument of the tortoise-shell, preserved whole. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting 388 A drink of muddy water..out of a dirty tortoise-shell. b. As a material (without a or plural): The shell of certain tortoises, esp. that of the hawk's-bill turtle, Chelone imbricata, which is semi-transparent, with a mottled or clouded coloration, and is extensively used in ornamental work, as inlaying, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > tortoise- or turtle-shell tortoiseshell1632 turtle-shell1828 yellowbelly1905 1632 R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) 1st Ser. III. 132 A cabbonett of Torties shell. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 206/1 The Turks have a kind of Tortois-shell..of which they make hafts for Knives. 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland ii. 81 The Hawksbill-Turtle..of Brazil is most sought after..for its Shell, which..is the clearest and best-clouded Tortoise-shell in the World. 1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) vii. 195 A bit of horn or tortyshell. 1768 E. Holdsworth Remarks & Diss. Virgil 131 Some of the Romans were so extravagant as to cover their doors and door-cases with Indian tortoise-shell. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 112 At Krudo, and the islands near it, may be got much tortoiseshell. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xv. 131 The tortershell would have affected the brain. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 123 Made of wood,..inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoise-shell, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > compact formation > shield-wall or testudo pavisea1460 target-fence1598 pavisade1600 target-roof1601 pavisado1609 tortoiseshella1661 testudoa1680 tortoise1697 shield-wall1880 shield-hedge1892 shield-ring1892 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > movable shed sow1297 mantel1357 snail1408 vinet1408 whelk1408 circlec1440 barbed-cat1489 mantle1489 mantlet1524 vine1565 tortoise1569 sow-guard1582 penthouse1600 penticle1600 target-roof1601 vinea1601 fence-roof1609 testudo1609 cat-house1614 vineyard1650 tortoiseshell1726 manta1829 cat1833 ram-house1850 tortoise-roof1855 bear1865 a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) ii. 29/2 Like souldiers,..when..they cast themselves..into the military figure of the testudo, or the torteise-shell. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 68 The ditch..will hinder the moveable Tortoise-shell..from approaching the wall. 3. Short for (a) tortoiseshell cat, (b) tortoiseshell butterfly: see Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of > tortoise-shell tortoiseshell1840 tortoiseshell cat1858 tortie1948 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Ithomiinae > genus Aglais > member of (tortoise-shell) tortoiseshell butterfly1782 tortoiseshell1884 1840 Peter Parley's Ann. 113 Oh, what a pretty little kitten! what a beautiful little dear tortoiseshell! 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Aug. 3/2 A splendid specimen of the large tortoise-shell was fluttering about Westminster Bridge. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 11 Aug. 10/2 Of all flowers..that which the Red Admirals, Peacocks, and Tortoiseshells seem to like best is peppermint. 1903 F. Simpson Bk. Cat xvii. 208 Real tortoiseshells may be called tricolour cats, for they should bear three colours.., namely black, red, and yellow, in distinct patches or blotches. Compounds C1. attributive or as adj. a. Made of tortoiseshell. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [adjective] > made of tortoise-shell tortoiseshell1651 tortoise1702 shell1858 1651 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1904) I. 480 His toilet equipment includes..12 Tortus shell Agendas, 2 gold picktooths. 1652 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. i. 38 Fyue torter shell spoones. 1683 London Gaz. No. 1809/4 A great Tortoise-shell Comb, in a Case of the same. 1689 London Gaz. No. 2416/4 A very large Tortoise-shell Tobacco Box. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 179 A very fat and red-faced gentleman, in tortoise-shell spectacles. b. (a) Having the colouring or appearance of tortoiseshell; mottled or variegated with black, red, and yellow, or similar colours; spec. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective] > variegated with specific colours hasweda1325 pied1382 black and white1395 blue and white1551 bauson1587 piebald1743 tortoiseshell1803 testudinarious1826 pepper-and-salta1843 tortoise1902 salt-and-pepper1915 pepper-and-salty1952 1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. 471 Tortoise-shell Sparus..: colour brown, with a strong suffusion of pale yellow. 1804 Gen. Zool. V. 444 Tortoise-shell Tetrodon... The Linnæan name [Tetrodon testudineus] of this fish is supposed to have been given from its tortoise-like beak, but perhaps, with more propriety, from its variegated skin. 1903 F. Simpson Bk. Cat xxv. 284 The tortoiseshell tom is a most rare and uncommon animal. (b) tortoiseshell butterfly n. one of several butterflies, esp. the European Vanessa urticæ and V. polychlorus, and the American Aglais milberti. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Ithomiinae > genus Aglais > member of (tortoise-shell) tortoiseshell butterfly1782 tortoiseshell1884 1782 W. Curtis Short Hist. Brown-tail Moth 6 The Papilio Urticæ, and Iö, small Tortoise-shell and Peacock Butterflies. tortoiseshell cat n. a domestic cat of this colour. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of > tortoise-shell tortoiseshell1840 tortoiseshell cat1858 tortie1948 1791 G. Huddesford Monody Death Dick in Salmagundi 141 Cats..sable, sandy, grey, and tortoiseshell. 1858 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? i. xiv They kept a tortoise-shell cat and a canary. tortoiseshell goose n. (see quot. 1885). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > genus Anser > anser albifrons (white-front) laughing goose1750 whitefront1855 speckle-belly1874 tortoiseshell goose1885 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 148 White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)... Tortoise-shell goose (Ireland). From the mottled markings on the abdomen. tortoiseshell palm n. (see quot. 1902). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > other palms prickly palm1666 thorny palm1666 palm1681 sagwire1681 wine-palm1681 prickle-palm1684 prickly pole1696 brab1698 palmyra1698 thatch-tree1756 double coconut1775 nibong1779 nipa1779 rhapis1789 cocorite1796 groo-groo1796 borassus1798 cohune1805 traveller's tree1809 tucum1810 gomuti1811 taliera1814 lontar1820 salak1820 ground-rattan1823 geonoma1824 tucuma1824 nikau1827 wax-palm1830 murumuru1834 piassava1835 traveller's palm1850 bangalow1851 inajá palm1853 jacitara1853 peach palm1853 pupunha palm1853 jipijapa1858 urucuri1860 climbing palm1863 sea-apple1864 Alexandra palm1865 coquito1866 thatch1866 thatch-palm1866 açai1868 walking-stick palm1869 kentia1870 toquilla1877 Guadalupe palm1895 tortoiseshell palm1902 pimpler1909 1902 P. Fountain Great Mountains & Forests S. Amer. x. 270 The tortoise-shell palm..the leaves of which are so hard, and withal flexible, that combs, spoons, and ornamental articles are made of it. tortoiseshell tiger n. (see tiger n. 2b). tortoiseshell ware n. a fine kind of pottery coloured with oxide of copper and manganese. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > pottery of specific colour white ware1577 yellow ware1764 pearl white1779 cream-ware1780 Egyptian black1784 greyware1793 agateware1817 pearl pottery1825 brown ware1836 pearlware1842 black pot1851 cane colour1866 tortoiseshell ware1879 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator I. 367 During the reigns of Anne and George I, an improved ware was made of sand and pipe~clay, coloured with oxide of copper and manganese, forming the well-known ‘agate-ware’ and ‘tortoiseshell-ware’. 1975 Country Life 9 Oct. 898/2 (caption) 19th-century teapot similar to Whieldon's tortoiseshell ware. c. Producing tortoiseshell. tortoiseshell turtle n. the hawk's-bill turtle, or other species from which tortoiseshell is obtained. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Cheloniidae > member of genus Eretmochelys (hawk's-bill) hawk's-bill turtle1657 whooping turtle1712 hawkbilla1757 tortoiseshell turtle1886 1886 St. G. Mivart in Encycl. Brit. XX. 446/2 In the other Chelonians there are large epidermal shields, which may overlap, as in the Tortoise-shell Turtle (C[helonia] imbricata) and others. C2. Combinations, as tortoiseshell-producing adj., tortoiseshell worker. ΚΠ 1883 W. S. Kent in A. J. Adderley Fisheries Bahamas 31 The edible turtle (Chelone midas) and the tortoiseshell-producing variety (Caretta imbricata)..among the marine products of the Bahamas. 1903 Daily Chron. 9 Dec. 9/6 Tortoiseshell Worker.—Good cementer, used to repairs. 1931 P. A. S. Phillips (title) John Obrisset Huguenot: carver, medallist, horn and tortoiseshell worker. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1601 |
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