TORTOISESHELL


Meaning of TORTOISESHELL in English

(~s)

1.

Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

Tortoiseshell means made of ~ or made of a material which resembles ~.

He wears huge spectacles with thick ~ frames.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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