tortoiseshell

IPA: tˈɔrtʌsʃʌɫ

The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
The hawksbill turtle.
A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.

Examples of "tortoiseshell" in Sentences

After a struggle I was able to divine that the tortoiseshell was a female and the black and white a male.
My tortoiseshell is plopped on my lap now purring and nosing my left (as I type) as if to say, “ear rub! now!”
It is varied in colour, — white, fawn, and black, and a mixture of the three colours, forming a tortoiseshell, which is the more generally admired hue.
Round-frame Gandhi-style sunglasses in tortoiseshell completed the look and I wore the same outfit for a peaceful hike up Ranthambore Fort later on, which offers breathtaking views of the Park from the top.
Being a _mulatita_ she was dark or dusky skinned, with a reddish tinge in the duskiness, purple-red lips, and liquid black eyes with orange-brown reflections in them -- the eyes called tortoiseshell in America.