How to use tortoiseshell in a sentence

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• The sight of its green seams and unveracious tortoiseshell handle disgusted Kitty into speech.1918 March, Rebecca West [pseudonym; Cicily Isabel Fairfield], chapter I, in The Return of the Soldier, 1st American edition, New York…. From the entry unveracious
• A comb made of South American tortoiseshell was found.2013, John Steane, James Ayres, Traditional Buildings in the Oxford Region, page 415. From the entry Wycherley comb
• Thus, cats with a mosaic coat of both orange and nonorange (Oo) must have two X chromosomes, which means tortoiseshell cats are almost always female.2021, Lowell Ackerman, Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team, page 238. From the entry nonorange
• Other common farmland butterflies to have suffered steep declines include the small tortoiseshell (64%), the wall brown (37%) and the large skipper' (35%).2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian. From the entry large skipper
• Her brown hair was waved in front and done up behind in a great twist, held by a tortoiseshell comb with gold filigree.1915 October, Willa Sibert Cather, chapter I, in The Song of the Lark, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], →OCLC…. From the entry filigree
• Afterwards came a kouskous of chicken and farina, which she ate with a large spoon whose bowl was of tortoiseshell, the handle of ivory tipped with coral.1911, C. N. Williamson, A. M. Williamson, The Golden Silence. From the entry kouskous
• Researchers found that 15 of 17 species which commonly live on farmland – including the small tortoiseshell, small skipper and wall butterfly – show declines associated with increasing neonic use.2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian. From the entry wall
• Plasterer bees build mud nests in the mouldings, butterflies brush the scenery with brilliant colour — lemon-yellow brimstones, dappled whites, large tortoiseshells and swallowtails are all there for the spotting.1989, Pamela Westland, Exploring Rural Greece, page 27. From the entry plasterer bee

Meaning of tortoiseshell

1. noun The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
2. noun The hawksbill turtle.
3. noun A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.

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How do you use tortoiseshell in a sentence?

Tortoiseshell is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “Other common farmland butterflies to have suffered steep declines include the small tortoiseshell (64%), the wall brown (37%) and the large skipper (35%).”

What is a short sentence with tortoiseshell?

“A comb made of South American tortoiseshell was found.”

What does tortoiseshell mean?

Tortoiseshell means the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.