tortoiseshell

Examples

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• Her long black hair was fastened up by a tortoiseshell comb her father had given her when she left the old country.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Pulling the tortoiseshell comb from her hair, she shook her head to spread out the curls and tried to relax with positive thoughts.

  Fiction book (2002)

• One of my tortoiseshell combs is gone.

  Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

• Except that the brush, when Sarah turned it over, had a silver back, and the comb was tortoiseshell.

  Fiction book (1999)

• In her purse, there is a tortoiseshell comb with a real pearl handle, given to her by her mother.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Her hair had been long and honey-blond, pulled back at the sides by two tortoiseshell combs.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Maria pulled her hair off her neck and stuck a tortoiseshell comb through the heavy mass of curls atop her head.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Just remove the glass and you're left with a handsome keepsake tortoiseshell lidded box.

  Blog text (25)

• Her skin glowed a rosy gold; her hair, pulled back into compliance by a tortoiseshell barrette, looked as if it wanted to break free and fall, thick and wanton, over her shoulders.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The artist crafted a beautiful necklace from polished tortoiseshell that shimmered in the light.

Compounds

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tortoiseshell butterfly

• UK

6.7

A small bright butterfly with orange and black wings that often visits flowers

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tortoiseshell cat

3.3

A domestic cat with black, orange, and cream patches of fur

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tortoiseshell turtle

8.2

A tropical sea turtle with a hooked beak and a beautiful patterned shell valued for decoration and food

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