Associations to the word «Tortoiseshell»
Noun
- Comb
- Ivory
- Butterfly
- Cucumber
- Cream
- Glass
- Compton
- Spectacle
- Cat
- Turtle
- Pearl
- Ornament
- Coloured
- Tapestry
- Metal
- Pin
- Hair
- Silver
- Rim
- Colour
- Breed
- Mat
- Patch
- Chromosome
- Horn
- Color
- Coat
- Wood
- Red
- Marking
- Forehead
- Waist
- Brush
- Nose
- Bite
- Gold
- Frame
- Pattern
- White
- Shell
- Material
- Pair
- Hart
- Cloth
- Black
- Maker
- Smoke
- Shade
- Shirt
- Cabinet
- Merchant
- Item
- Wearing
- Common
- Blue
- Bone
- String
- Hat
- Falling
- Eye
- Kind
- Gene
- Mother
- Fashion
- Species
Adjective
Wiktionary
TORTOISESHELL, noun. The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
TORTOISESHELL, noun. The hawksbill turtle.
TORTOISESHELL, noun. A domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
TORTOISESHELL, noun. Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genus Mymphalis that have similar markings.
TORTOISESHELL, adjective. Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
TORTOISESHELL, adjective. Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
TORTOISESHELL CAT, noun. A domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings
TORTOISESHELL CATS, noun. Plural of tortoiseshell cat
Dictionary definition
TORTOISESHELL, noun. The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles.
TORTOISESHELL, noun. Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles.
TORTOISESHELL, noun. A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings.
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