carapace /karˈə-pās/

1. The thick hard shell, made of bone or chitin, of the crab, tortoise, turtle, etc
2. A layer of heat-resistant tiles on a spacecraft
3. An inpenetrable outer shell, eg a reserved manner used as a protection against outside influences

carapāˈcial /-shl/ adjective

• ruffianisms
• ruffianlike
• ruffianly
• ruffians
• ruffin
• ruffing
• ruffins
• ruffle
• ruffled
• ruffler
• rufflers
• ruffles
• ruffle someone's feathers
• ruffling
• rufflings
• ruffs
• rufiyaa
• rufiyaas
• rufous
• rug
• rugate
• rugbies
• rugby
• Rugby fives
• rugby jersey