Tortoise-shell

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tortoiseshell. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tortoiseshell. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife."

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iridescentmoirenacreousopalescentpearlyrainbowlike

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"The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife."

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