how to pronounce tortoiseshell
/ˈtɔː.təʃ.ʃɛl/
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tortoiseshell is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of tortoiseshell in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… this like light beige tortoiseshell heel …”
meanings of tortoiseshell
noun:
- The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
- 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.
- The hawksbill turtle.
adjective:
- Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
- Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
tortoiseshell frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word tortoiseshell occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics tortoiseshell can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tortoiseshell can be often used in the following areas:
1) life, nature, and living environment;
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