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Definition of Tortoiseshell
1. Noun. The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles.
2. Noun. Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles.
Generic synonyms: Brush-footed Butterfly, Four-footed Butterfly, Nymphalid, Nymphalid Butterfly
Group relationships: Genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis
3. Noun. A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings.
Generic synonyms: Domestic Cat, Felis Catus, Felis Domesticus, House Cat
Definition of Tortoiseshell
1. Noun. the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle; used as a veneer etc ¹
2. Noun. the hawksbill turtle ¹
3. Noun. a domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings ¹
4. Noun. any of several butterflies, mostly of the genus ''Mymphalis'' that have similar markings ¹
5. Adjective. made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle ¹
6. Adjective. having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tortoiseshell
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tortoiseshell
Literary usage of Tortoiseshell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1906)
"On the Inheritance of tortoiseshell and Related Colours in Cats. ... It is well
known that tortoiseshell cats are almost always females, and it is commonly ..."
2. The Commercial Products of the Sea: Or, Marine Contributions to Food by Peter Lund Simmonds (1879)
"Marine tortoiseshell—Commercial classification—Land tortoises—Employment of
tortoiseshell—Mode of working it—Various applications of tortoiseshell ..."
3. Turning and Mechanical Manipulation: Intended as a Work of General Reference by Charles Holtzapffel (1846)
"In Europe it is chiefly coloured of a rich red-brown, to imitate tortoiseshell,
for combs and inlaid-work. The usual mode of effecting this is to mix ..."
4. Rabbits, Cats and Cavies: Descriptive Sketches of All Recognised Exhibition by Charles Henry Lane (1903)
"I suppose an ideal specimen should have a considerable preponderance of tortoiseshell
to a limited amount of white in its markings, but although the patches ..."
5. Rabbits, Cats and Cavies: Descriptive Sketches of All Recognised Exhibition by Charles Henry Lane (1903)
"I suppose an ideal specimen should have a considerable preponderance of tortoiseshell
to a limited amount of white in its markings, but although the patches ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"(HFG) tortoiseshell The tortoiseshell of commerce consists of the epidermic plates
covering the bony carapace of the hawksbill turtle, ..."
7. Workshop Receipts, for Manufacturers and Scientific Amateurs by Ernest Spon, Robert Haldane, Charles George Warnford Lock (1909)
"In working tortoiseshell the processes somewhat resemble those adopted with horn.
... tortoiseshell is moulded for boxes or hollow goods by being cut to a ..."
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