tortoiseshellnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtɔː.təʃ.ʃel/us/ˈtɔːr.t̬əs.ʃel/tortoiseshell noun [ U ] (ANIMAL SHELL)
the hard shell of a turtle that is yellow, orange, and brown and that is used to make decorative objects, or an artificial substance made to look like this:
glasses with tortoiseshell frames
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- -haired
- alpaca
- coat
- coated
- coney
- cony
- dander
- hairless
- hairy
- ivory
- mink
- plumage
- plumule
- prickle
- ruff
- spinneret
- spiny
- whisker
- wire-haired
- wool
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tortoiseshell noun [ U ] (CAT)
also tortoiseshell cat, US also calico cat a cat with white, black, brown, and orange fur