| 单词 | tortoiseshell |
| 例句 | She still wore the pretty tortoiseshell comb, and Ophie’s only idea was to find a way to take it out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In her hair was the mate to the tortoiseshell comb that Richard gripped in his hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A half-grown tortoiseshell cat leaped from the bunkhouse porch, galloped on stiff legs across the road, whirled and galloped back again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall was decorated with ornate plasterwork, cabinets in precious woods and tortoiseshell and gold, statues of marble. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Yes, that might be something to search for. A tortoiseshell hair comb. Next to a gray bureau in the far back corner. That’s where I got this fabulous dress,” she said, twirling. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I could cook in it and eat out of it and would not have to search for bowl-shaped rocks or tortoiseshells. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight, Bennie had on creased gray slacks and a button-down maroon top that matched, her tortoiseshell glasses. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She looked over the tops of her tortoiseshell glasses, assessing Miranda’s complexion. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She could see no children playing or running after their mothers, only cats: black, white, ginger, tortoiseshell, tabby cats, lying in the warm sun on top of walls, in doorways, on lintels. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Ophie wasn’t quick enough, and Penelope plucked the tortoiseshell comb from her hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z With a tortoiseshell comb Lefty parted his hair on the right, adding pomade to an unruly curl that refused to stay flat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Castleman peered through round tortoiseshell spectacles over the glass case containing the breads and pastries, her gaze just barely skimming the top. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The older girl had never had any interest in Ophie, the most they’d talked had been the day she took the tortoiseshell comb for her own. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It seemed to Ophie that the gift of the tortoiseshell comb—or rather, the unprotested theft—had changed Penelope slightly for the better. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Penelope was rubbing at the tortoiseshell comb, and Ophie leaned the mop against the wall and came over to see what she’d found. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Bronx-bred, he kept his head shaved and wore designer tortoiseshell glasses. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two more came through one of the doors, a ginger and a tortoiseshell. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Just then a married couple of Baptists in tortoiseshell sunglasses came out of the crowd and shook our hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the seven outlined heads in the front pews drooped and the vicar removed his tortoiseshell glasses, lifted his chin and with eyes closed addressed the heavenly powers in his weary, sorrowful singsong. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Who notices the tortoiseshell combs in my hair? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He dressed in browns and yellows and often perched his tortoiseshell glasses on his forehead, as if he had another set of eyes up there. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He held a pair of tortoiseshell lorgnette glasses to his eyes, to get a better look at the flames climbing the building’s walls. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “The night you went to the movies, you asked Clara to marry you, and gave her this tortoiseshell comb until you could buy her a ring.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She saw that the tortoiseshell comb was still in Penelope’s hair, and for the first time Ophie began to wonder about it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Speaking of which,” Cook said, a tone entering her voice, “where’d you get that tortoiseshell comb?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He wore tortoiseshell shades and a silk Italian suit that matched his hair. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My father had worn spectacles with rolled-gold rims, while these were tortoiseshell. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I held it back at each side with Mama’s tortoiseshell combs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Her hair is middle-parted, gathered into a chignon, and she wears stylishly narrow tortoiseshell glasses. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I got them this summer, and I’m a big fan of tortoiseshell. What 8 New Yorkers Wore While Hunting for Christmas Trees 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Goode, whose 1928 hacienda is decorated with tortoiseshells and mounted butterflies, recently started putting up guests in the several cottages scattered around his property, but he only takes in fellow herpetophiles. Ojai’s Golden Hour 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z If there was pity behind his tortoiseshell glasses, it was visible only for a nanosecond. Critical Shopper: Boutique Features Bottega Veneta Resort Line 2012-01-18T20:00:05Z The empress and top-tier consorts would also express rank through jewelry, whether ornate jade hairpins or tortoiseshell bangles that clinked on the arms. Gentlewomen of the Forbidden City: The Power, the Intrigue, the Clothes 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z A detail-oriented young man with tortoiseshell glasses and a yellow legal pad wedged under his arm directs the movers with one hand while signing delivery confirmations with the other. 'Hamilton' hits L.A.: Behind the scenes of the landmark musical's arrival in Hollywood 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z “To me, it epitomizes the real meaning of chivalry,” said Michael Espiritu, 36, a neonatal doctor originally from Woodbridge, N.J., who wore tortoiseshell glasses and a small medal on his lapel. A Black-Tie Ball Fit for a Knight 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z There he stands on the Guggenheim ramps, in two painted sculptures from 1966, a rangy, slightly nerdy young man with curly brown hair, tortoiseshell glasses and an oversized shirt collar jutting from his V-neck sweater. No Ordinary Joe 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The collection dates back to the 1710s and represents the luxurious materials of choice for European and American gentlemen architects, including ivory, silver, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl. Antiques: Restoring the Studio of a Meticulous Sculptor 2010-08-26T22:27:00Z On Sunday, you would find him impeccably tailored in a light wool suit and tortoiseshell glasses, looking more like the banker he once was than the pastor of a congregation of nearly 40,000. The Power Pastor: How A.R. Bernard Built a New York Megachurch 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Her hair was pulled back by tortoiseshell sunglasses, and she wore mascara but no other makeup. 'I just want to see the person I always saw in my head': the story of a face 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “We found four or five bows with whalebone or tortoiseshell, and that’s just too difficult to permit,” said orchestra manager Cynthia Steele. Ivory, at the tip of a complex issue for traveling orchestra members 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Wear them in place of your traditional black Ray-Bans and tortoiseshell Persols to protect your eyes from the extreme elements and to avoid seasonal depression induced by wearing moody head-to-toe tones. T Magazine: Bright Vision 2010-10-20T21:21:00Z “He was wearing immaculate Moscot tortoiseshell glasses. He told me, ‘I’m a lawyer meeting with a client, but I want first to get a sweatshirt here.’” The Cult of the Line: It’s Not About the Merch 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Amerighi has long, wavy hair to his shoulders and a graying beard, wears distinguished tortoiseshell glasses and carries a burned-out cigar. The Italian Winemakers’ Cult 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z In the spring, Miller’s Oath will lend a hand again on the next Sir collection, which will see the tortoiseshell replaced by an array of colors. | ‘American Psycho’-Style Specs From Oliver Peoples and Miller’s Oath 2013-08-05T19:20:48Z In his tortoiseshell glasses and a gray wool sweater, Mr. Elliott looked more like a professor on winter break than the man Rolling Stone once called “his generation’s most underappreciated comic genius.” The Guy Under the Seats Rises Again 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z I find him standing in the corner in a faded plaid shirt and tortoiseshell glasses, reading a paperback book. The Science Behind the Perfect Dating Profile 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z With his tortoiseshell glasses, suspenders and comically tousled brows, Mr. Jamison has something of the country squire about him. In Frank Lloyd Wright Country, Architecture and Apple Pie 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Owens’s autograph adorns a slab of tortoiseshell acetate by Mr. Bezamat’s workstation: “To Ashley — walk by faith, not by sight.” Fancy Optician Dom Vetro Is the Anti-Warby Parker 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z He spent decades tracking down celluloid variants that look like carnelian, jade, tortoiseshell and marble. Antiques: Notes From the Dealer C. T. Loo, and Pens of a Certain Age 2012-09-06T21:10:10Z She wore a green silk dress and tortoiseshell glasses that she took off every few minutes, sliding them onto her head, a dam to hold back that torrent of hair. Gaby Hoffmann, the Eloise of the Chelsea Hotel 2013-07-08T18:56:11Z I don’t mind pulling beards and scraping barnacles – a curved knife is ace for this – especially when it means you reveal an inky blue-black shell, with a tortoiseshell tip. Rachel Roddy’s leeks and mussels tagliatelle recipe | A Kitchen in Rome 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z These slip-ons from Stella McCartney with a tortoiseshell block heel are divine, and oxfords are good, too. Fashion Tips on How to Wear Fall Pastels 2013-08-14T22:52:19Z An army officer who was educated in czarist Russia and fastidious about his dress, Firouz carried a trim mustache and tortoiseshell eyeglasses, and read Le Figaro daily. Shocking the Bourgeoisie With Iran’s Misunderstood Modernist 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z I believe there are only two sorts of circumstances where “For his part” is justified: “For his part, Paul Ryan uses a tortoiseshell comb,” and “For his part, Moses brandished a stout hickory staff.” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Journalists, beware. Use this phrase and he’ll call you out. 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z I pictured myself wearing sphere-shaped tortoiseshell shades with bright red lipstick for the entire summer, until I changed my look again for fall. On the Runway: The Hunt for the Right Shades 2011-06-15T23:19:31Z Page Six reports, completing the look with a camel Sentaler trench, neutral suede heels and a tortoiseshell handbag. Meghan Markle recycles engagement interview dress for children's charity awards 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Some, like a charming rhinoceros, a collage created from tortoiseshell, pearls and shells, are merely lovely. Science, Splendor and ‘Dresden Green’ to Impress a Sovereign 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Save for an old friend turned writing partner, she knew few people there, and gets around without much fanfare, helped by a pair of tortoiseshell glasses and a choppy bob. Evan Rachel Wood Turns Her Trauma Into Good. On ‘Westworld’ and in Life. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z “I realized I’m really supposed to love acting, and I don’t,” says Pierce, looking boyish and bookish in round tortoiseshell glasses. Kander’s second act: Kander and Pierce, with new musical ‘Kid Victory’ 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z At the Cleveland Museum of Art, a gold dragonfly alights on swirled glass atop a tortoiseshell comb. Antiques: Giving a Craftsman His Due 2012-09-27T21:56:26Z Young evokes his “baby dreads, tortoiseshells, tight fade.” Scorching, Sophisticated New Work From Two of America’s Leading Poets 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z The senator swayed on the stage, her long cardigan coat flowing behind her, as she made direct eye contact with Phillips through tortoiseshell glasses. Claire McCaskill’s balancing act: How to be a moderate in immoderate times 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Tiger, an eight-year-old tortoiseshell, is thought to have been eating the elastic bands for months at her home in Malton, North Yorkshire. 'Incredibly lucky' Malton cat recovers after eating 43 hairbands 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Now the tortoiseshell's impeccable bedside manner has earned her a finalist place in the Cats Protections' Moggy Marvels competition. Cancer: Beau the cat nurses owner after myeloma diagnosis 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Her eyes are wide behind large, tortoiseshell glasses. Bellevue schools offer most kids mental health screenings, help 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z When you see a tortoiseshell cat, you will know that it has to be a female. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z In 1981, Mr. Coyner, who cut a figure around town with his tortoiseshell glasses and calculator watch, joined the City Council. Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Today we mostly associate claw clips with classic colours like black and tortoiseshell. 'My dad, the claw hair clip inventor' 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Little Bit, a recently departed tortoiseshell cat, was similarly obsessed — but with socks. Why do cats knead? Why do dogs lick you? The science of pets’ quirks. 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In the embryonic development of female cats, one of the two X chromosomes is randomly inactivated in each cell, resulting in a tortoiseshell pattern if the cat has two different alleles for coat color. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It is not just rare species that are at risk of extinction, but normal butterflies too - common species such as the small tortoiseshell have fallen by 79% since 1976. Big Butterfly Count: People asked to join in to help address extinction 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z At LACMA, a stunning silver monstrance, sumptuous church vestment embroidery, boxes inlaid with bone and tortoiseshell, and carved wooden trays painted in a dense profusion of floral patterns draw the comparison. Review: What LACMA's collection of Spanish American art, 1500-1800, says about the world today 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z With the weather finally getting warm, I put on the spring version of my uniform: black T-shirt, loose black jeans, beige sneakers and tortoiseshell glasses. ‘Going Down a Flight of Stairs Into the Station, I Saw a Tiny Coffee Shop’ 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z They bought African ivory, gold, tortoiseshell, ambergris, leopard skins, and rhinoceros horns to carry to Arabia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There are also tortoiseshell eyeglasses and a pair of reading glasses in a black and gold case. North Carolina deputies find skeletal remains, personal effects and camera belonging to unidentified man 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Complementary materials to add include faux bone, horn and tortoiseshell. 2022: A year, perhaps, for more contemplative home updates 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z “I have to keep myself in check and stay strong for her,” Mr. Giles, 29, said of the 4-year-old tortoiseshell mix who has been at his side almost constantly since the blaze on Dec. 30. ‘I Have Absolutely Nothing’: After a Massive Winter Fire, What Is Left? 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z There are also new gray and blue colors releasing November 10th for $249.99 which, along with the existing tortoiseshell frames, will be available with new lens options for polarized sunglass and blue-light filters for $269.99. Amazon updates Echo Frames to make it easier to save battery and make calls 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Milbert’s tortoiseshells are very colorful butterflies, at least when you get to view the dorsal side of their wings as they are flying around or perched with wings spread. Try a little butterfly viewing in Okanogan County | Provided by Okanogan County Tourism Council 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Other vivid details include her blond eyelashes, her black opera binoculars, a bell pull that deviates tantalizingly from the vertical mirror frame and, reflected in the mirror, a tortoiseshell hair comb. Beauty embalmed in a painting Mr. Hill cut a striking figure at Scotland Yard, where he wore tortoiseshell glasses and peppered his conversations with references to medieval history and 19th century playwright Oscar Wilde. Charles Hill, who tracked down stolen masterpieces like ‘The Scream,’ dies at 73 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z The tortoiseshell feline, nicknamed Tinsel, was found on Christmas Day. Cat found in car engine reunited with owner 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z She wore a navy-blue dress with white skulls printed on it, her tortoiseshell glasses sliding down her nose. The Ultra-Wealthy Who Argue That They Should Be Paying Higher Taxes 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z “Does anybody see why he has the hair that he has?” a woman in tortoiseshell glasses asked. Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z I even saw a young white guy with tortoiseshell glasses writing in a notebook. How I got revenge on a plantation tour 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z “I’m sitting in here dying with the business,” Ables said, his face framed by a white beard and round tortoiseshell glasses. At center of changing D.C., requiem for a funeral home that catered to African Americans 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Squishy, an eight-year-old tortoiseshell, was in the caravan for 24 hours before the Browns when a miaow interrupted their lunch. Stowaway cat's surprise caravan holiday 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The in-person crowd of about 60 people, clad in pastel sundresses, tortoiseshell glasses and contrast-collar dress shirts, appeared more interested in spectating than buying. Yogi Berra's baseball bat and a $17,500 typewriter: inside the auction of Philip Roth's estate 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Now sixty-eight, Franken is short and sturdily built, with bristly gray hair, tortoiseshell glasses, and a wide, froglike mouth from which he tends to talk out of one corner. The Case of Al Franken 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Vuong is slight, with a silver earring in one ear and the habit of pushing his tortoiseshell glasses up his nose. Ocean Vuong: ‘As a child I would ask: What’s napalm?’ 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z Oliver Peoples and the Row collaborated on these classic tortoiseshell frames, ending the hunt for the perfect summer shades once and for all. Here’s the best beach fashion for summer 2019 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “The interesting thing about going from art to food is realizing that food is the most political thing,” said Barrett, his tortoiseshell glasses and graying goatee providing a look less culinary than academic. An artist trades abstract canvases for pop-up soul food 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Driving a classic Morgan sports car – with the top down – he wore a baseball cap; what appeared to be a sheepskin gilet on top of a jumper; and some tortoiseshell shades. Theresa's last supper was a festival of ordinary men. But which is Judas? | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z A Karl Lagerfeld-esque man, hair tied back into a sleek gray ponytail, saunters by, but he’s opted for clear tortoiseshell glasses instead of the late designer’s signature black tinted shades. The Scene: Fashion Night Ignites runway show and after-party 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z Butterflies were hardest hit, losing almost a half of species, including the large tortoiseshell and scarce copper. Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature' 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z He was a 61-year-old man in pressed khakis, a pressed blue oxford and tortoiseshell glasses shining in the afternoon sun. The man who stood behind Trump 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Genial, in tortoiseshell glasses and a bushy white beard, Peduto also acknowledges he became an unlikely face of the Trump resistance days before the midterms. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto leads his city through its darkest days 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Carapaces are made into “tortoiseshell” jewelry and trinkets, although trade is illegal under endangered species and Kenyan laws. Rescuing Sea Turtles From Fishermen’s Nets 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z She’s wearing jeans, a long black coat, and large tortoiseshell glasses. Palaces for the people: at the library, everyone is welcome 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z I appreciate the tortoiseshell look, which matches my sunglasses, instead of stainless steel or plastic options. Master & Dynamic MW07 earbuds review: truly wireless, truly expensive 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z He recalled the story of tortoiseshell and its plastic doppelgänger, cellulose acetate. These Cultural Treasures Are Made of Plastic. Now They’re Falling Apart. 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Among the personal effects he took with him were a collection of 33 mainly tortoiseshell snuff boxes, many set with portraits of close family members. Family portraits give glimpse into Napoleon’s intimate life 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z They’re losing coastline and coral reef habitat to development, climate change, and other threats, as well as being slaughtered en masse for their “tortoiseshell” carapaces. Turtle Trafficker Sentenced, But Suspected Mastermind Still Not Charged 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The sophisticated phone cases from Cellairis — in bamboo or tortoiseshell, for example — have an added style bonus. Father's Day gift guide: Gift ideas for that special day to tell dad, 'Thank you' 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z He was built like a wrestler and dressed in business casual: a sky-blue polo shirt, gray slacks and round tortoiseshell glasses. The ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z One of the first things he did was to take my glasses off my face to identify the tortoiseshell acetate, which is known as Havana. The spectacular power of Big Lens | The long read 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The agency has tangled in the past with instrument makers, mostly over restrictions on ivory, tortoiseshell and whale bone. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Amid the rising voices, the Rev. Charles E. Blake gently swayed and clapped, head bowed and tortoiseshell glasses halfway down his nose. Church Leaders Who Propelled Civil Rights Movement Look to Rekindle King’s Activist Spirit 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Howard looks the part as he steps out of the car, wearing tortoiseshell glasses and dressed in a black topcoat over a black Mao-style shirt. 'Kim Jong-un is hitting on us!': my night out with Dear Leader (sort of) 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Or whether those tortoiseshell glasses look good on your face? 5 ways the future of retail is already here 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z There are “naked” blades that require paint and whose bodies have the patina of polished tortoiseshell. Wild is the wind: the resource that could power the world 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z He wore a leather jacket, baggy jeans, a blue denim shirt and large tortoiseshell sunglasses. The father who went undercover to find his son’s killers 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z “I’m not a big announcer,” Mr. Carter said, tortoiseshell glasses in hand. Graydon Carter to End 25-Year Run as Vanity Fair’s Editor 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Vogue magazine quickly took notice, adding that Mrs. Trump took “a minimalist approach to accessorizing, with little more than a pair of flat-top tortoiseshell shades and taupe stilettos to finish the look.” Inside the Beltway: Bikers for Donald Trump on duty in Phoenix 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z In a T-shirt, his tortoiseshell glasses on his forehead, the newspaper spread around him, a cigarette dangerously close to lighting it, Robert turned to face Less. “It’s a Summer Day” 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Ultimately, Gracie, a black and tan female tortoiseshell with six toes, was chosen on Dec. 28, 2015. Racine’s Gracie the cat enjoys volunteering in community 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z After his presentation, he lingered in the hallway, chatting gregariously with friends—a man in tortoiseshell glasses and a fine suit, another wearing a tie adorned with pigs. The Messaging of Trump Hotels 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The son of Libyan Jews who fled to Italy in the early 1960s, he favors pinstriped suits and round tortoiseshell glasses. Italy’s Banks Are in a Slow-Motion Crisis. And Europe May Pay. 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z He had neatly parted blond hair; round, tortoiseshell glasses; and the Swedish banker’s uniform—a well-cut, sober suit without a tie. Imagining a Cashless World 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The timid tortoiseshell, from Chessington in Surrey, was named charity Cats Protection's hero cat of the year 2014 after she raised the alarm her owner was ill. Cats to the rescue: When felines turn hero - BBC News 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The study found that 15 species showed a decline in population linked to neonicotinoid use, including the small tortoiseshell, small skipper and wall species. Pesticides 'harming' UK butterflies - BBC News 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z On a recent Monday night at her studio near downtown Columbus, Halterman photographed 19 kittens and cats, including a hissing dark tortoiseshell named Morticia. Photos help connect pets up for adoption with new owners 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z “The manner in which these poached animals are killed is horrific. If we educate the public on this cruelty, maybe consumers will stop purchasing goods like ivory earrings or tortoiseshell necklaces.” Hate crimes, wildlife poaching exhibits at D.C. Crime and Punishment Museum 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The living room sectional is the precise shade of gray of the family’s recently deceased cat, which was survived by a multicolored tortoiseshell that answers to Nisha. Where Nice Evenings Are Recalled By Kurt Elling 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Bacon’s instrument was a tortoiseshell comb covered with a cellophane wrapper from a cigarette box, which he blew into to make a kazoolike sound. Paul Bacon, 91, Whose Book Jackets Drew Readers and Admirers, Is Dead 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Lee, surrounded by parents whose children died in gun violence, wore tortoiseshell glasses, a cherry-red tie and, at times, a look of wry impatience. For Some in Chicago, Spike Lee’s ‘Chiraq’ Has a Title That Rankles 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z “Elephant ivory, again mostly in stringed instruments, but some reed instruments as well. And tortoiseshell.” Musicians worry about instruments on trip back from Cuba 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z It’s all part of a commentary on the Chinese hair trade that highlights the material’s latent possibilities as a self-sustaining resource — one beautiful enough to put an end to the use of coral and tortoiseshell. At London's V&A, Defining Luxury — and Predicting Its Future 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z As the tortoiseshell kitten stared intently at the source of the sound, Ashton Keenan clicked away with a camera in one hand and the novelty antlers in the other, capturing the moment. Shelters sharpen photo skills to spur pet adoptions 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Princess, 8, whose coat is tortoiseshell, was in her cage “making muffins,” as cat people like to say. Feline kidney transplants: extravagance or love? 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z She's an aspiring college student and auto mechanic, a worshipper of Shelby Mustangs who wears braces, tortoiseshell glasses and yellow nail polish. What teens would tackle if they were mayor of Chicago 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z Willis said that after completing the paper work, she determined that musicians should leave certain bows behind just to be safe because they contain tortoiseshell. Musicians worry about instruments on trip back from Cuba 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z He’s been riding the talk-show circuit, wearing tortoiseshell glasses, a navy sport coat, and a slicked-back ponytail that he refuses to cut. Mister Donut for Mayor 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z With his closely clipped gray beard, tortoiseshell glasses and organic cotton shirt, the scientist fit right in with the other gourmands lunching at Eataly Chicago down the street. Dark Energy Discernment Dithers over Quantum Jitters or an Undetected Field 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z As he explained the feast’s significance to passers-by, the tireless Annemarie gave bread to a graying man sitting on a stoop and a young man in tortoiseshell glasses and a Google T-shirt. Where No-Carb Is Now the Rule, a Century-Old Ritual of Giving Bread 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The tortoiseshell was born in February 1990 and was officially recognised by Guinness World Records in May. World's oldest cat Poppy dies aged 24 in Bournemouth 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The small tortoiseshell recorded its best summer since the annual survey was launched in 2009. Boost for countryside butterflies 2014-02-19T10:45:02Z Flying in the face of recent worrying declines, sightings of small tortoiseshells and peacocks rose by a staggering 388% and 3,500% respectively on 2012 figures. Hot summer helps boost butterflies 2013-09-15T23:48:53Z The small tortoiseshell butterfly, a once-common species found in gardens, has declined in abundance by 77% in the last ten years. are thought to be to blame. 10% of UK wildlife 'endangered' 2013-05-22T03:00:37Z Hawksbill turtles were identified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature after years of being hunted for their shells, which were prized in the now illegal decorative tortoiseshell trade. Rare turtle's sex life revealed 2013-02-04T03:26:47Z He’s tried not wearing his signature tortoiseshell glasses, but that didn’t work either. Ugandans Sue U.S. Pastor 2013-01-27T09:45:00Z The female tortoiseshell, named Lucky, was emptied into the back of a waste truck. Kitten saved from recycle crusher 2012-07-06T11:07:06Z The once ubiquitous small tortoiseshell was one of the species badly-affected, with less than one seen per kilometre walked, on average. UK butterflies continue decline 2012-06-01T01:45:06Z They give in exchange ambergris, sea snails, tortoiseshell, small pearls, birds of Paradise, lories, and other birds, which they stuff with great dexterity. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z The materials principally in use, however, in Boulle marquetry are tortoiseshell and brass. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Little Japanese cabinets, tea-caddies of tortoiseshell or wood or silver, silver boxes—and boxes of all beautiful kinds. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The tortoiseshell cat She is smooth and fat, And we call her Josephine, Because she weareth upon her back This coat of colours, this raven black, This red of the tangerine. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z His bow and arrows were fabricated with a degree of nicety almost unequalled; some of them inlaid with pieces of tortoiseshell, or the bones of fish finely polished. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z It was a pretty toy in gold and tortoiseshell, with brilliants on the hinges, and had been given to Mr. Kelly on a certain occasion when he had been presented to his king at Avignon. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z In the older work, viz. that of the seventeenth century, the tortoiseshell is dark, and left in its natural hue. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The dowager bridled; her face grew red; she raised her tortoiseshell glasses and annihilated Charnock with a single stare. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The tortoiseshell character of its plumage gives the adult birds a very prepossessing appearance around the homestead, and a striking character in the exhibition room. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z He had long hair, done up on his head like a woman's and held in place by a tortoiseshell comb. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z He gradually acquired a reputation for the taste and excellence of design of his green glazed ware, his tortoiseshell and tinted snuff-boxes, and white medallions. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z In later Boulle, called new Boulle, the tortoiseshell is reddened by colour, or by gilding laid under it. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z On Good Friday the large image of the Virgin is carried by thirty-five men, and there is a representation of Christ in the throes of death upon a splendid cross of tortoiseshell and silver. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The doors of the choir are exquisitely inlaid with ebony, cedar, mother-of-pearl, and tortoiseshell. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Curios, china, skins, divans, musical instruments, a grand piano even, and, by Jove, inlaid with tortoiseshell and lapis lazuli! The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Then came another small parcel, marked with Elizabeth's name, which proved to contain a tortoiseshell comb with silver mountings. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z A spurious kind of Boulle is made with a composition in place of the tortoiseshell. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The old woman cast frequent glances at her master through her large tortoiseshell spectacles, and seemed several times about to address him, but as often checked herself in respect to his holy employment. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z I have known a small-sized tortoiseshell cat follow the rats even into their own burrows, again and again, until she had exterminated them. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z I fancy that a tortoiseshell kitchen cat of ours must have been a sort of leader of local feline society—I know she was 'at home,' with music and recitations, on most evenings. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z The sight of its green seams and unveracious tortoiseshell handle disgusted Kitty into speech. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z It was the same night that the boy next door had blinded her tortoiseshell cat with a catapult. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Of these latter exports, rattans and gurjan oil are the chief; other natural products of the islands are trepang—bêche-de-mer—tortoiseshell and edible birds' nests, but they are only collected in small quantities. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Tortoiseshell Tom is tortoiseshell Tom, and prefers to be judged alone and on his own merits; for, as a rule, his right there is none to dispute. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z For most of history, combs were made of almost any material humans had at hand, including bone, tortoiseshell, ivory, rubber, iron, tin, gold, silver, lead, reeds, wood, glass, porcelain, papier-mâché. A Brief History of Plastic's Conquest of the World 2011-05-29T14:15:02.467Z But when she paused by the painted drainpipe in the hall and peered under contracted brows for that unveracious tortoiseshell handle, I said hastily: "Oh, don't trouble about an umbrella." The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z A tortoiseshell of dissipated aspect, and a couple of orange tips stood displayed. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Ebony, ivory and tortoiseshell; crystal, amber and mother-of-pearl; lacquer, gold and silver, and almost every other metal have been employed for this purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z That there she found, cuddled together in a heap upon an old sack, no less than five tortoiseshell Toms. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z On many a housetop you may see the macaroni spread out to dry, and in many a street you may watch through the windows the tortoiseshell manufacturers at work. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z She sat down, swept her hair over the back of the chair into the sunlight, and held out to me her tortoiseshell hair-brush. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z In her hair were pins of gold and tortoiseshell and coral. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z No one expects Capello to tinker with things too much, but a touch of tortoiseshell would surely work wonders. Football and spectacles: Players make passes for men who wear glasses 2011-03-31T23:06:03Z Class Four must have tortoiseshell-and-white as well as tortoiseshell, or it will be a small class, owing to the rarity of the pure tortoiseshell. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z In Cassell's "Natural History," it is stated that the tortoiseshell cat is quite common in Egypt and in the south of Europe. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The pottery is of a chocolate brown, with a fine metalloid glaze like bronze or tortoiseshell. The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z Personally she was the reverse of vain, and wore the most palpable wig I ever saw, and a pair of spectacles, with tortoiseshell rims of an immense thickness. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z A set of dressing-table things made of gold and tortoiseshell made her eyes widen and her lips part. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z The first class would include Persian, Angora, and other long-haired cats—black, white, tabby, or tortoiseshell. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z In colour these are mostly tortoiseshell, and some are very handsome. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z How odd that it should be her mother's lorgnettes which had reminded her suddenly of her own good luck—the lorgnettes, and the delicate ringed fingers grasping the tortoiseshell handle! Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Then I tried on an old powdered wig with a pigtail and a pair of lace ruffles, next a pair of tortoiseshell spectacles with glasses as big as a crown piece. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Just then a tortoiseshell butterfly came soaring past and Michael, swinging round on both his legs to watch the flight, swept half the tea-cups with him. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Size: You don’t look for a very large cat of the pure tortoiseshell breed, nor a very pretty one. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Very beautiful brown tabbies are also to be found among the litters of the female tortoiseshell, allied with a dark-brown tabby with narrow black bars. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Europe contributes wines, brandy, hardware, and sundry manufactured goods; California sends deals, corn, and furs; the various islands furnish arrow-root, oil, pearls, dye-woods, tortoiseshell, &c. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 First you must lend me a complete disguise, consisting of one of your old wigs, a pair of tortoiseshell spectacles, and one of your suits of clothes. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z The butterflies, brown and white and tortoiseshell, that danced away to right and left over the green bushes, to what winding paths did they not summon. Sinister Street, vol. 1 I knew a cat something of this breed, who was nearly all white, excepting a beautiful tortoiseshell patch on the upper part of one thigh. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Of English, or short-haired cats, the best white are those from a tortoiseshell mother, and as often some of the best blacks. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z She takes also with her an empty tortoiseshell in which to bring home the bulbs, and a sharp-pointed stick garnished at top with a circular piece of soft stone. Tales of South Africa He worked much in marqueterie, both in tortoiseshell and in brilliant coloured woods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" If she had had her tortoiseshell glasses she might have been frightened by the way he knitted his brows to listen. When Ghost Meets Ghost No, Tom is never aggressive; he stands a good deal before he is thoroughly roused, and, to tell the truth, I have more than once seen a tortoiseshell thrash a black cat double its size. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z What the almond tumbler is to the pigeon fancier, so is the tortoiseshell cat to the cat fancier, or the bizarre tulip to the florist. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z In two hours Nakeesa has filled the tortoiseshell and returns to her man. Tales of South Africa The Indian tortoiseshell is thick and opaque and unequal, demanding preparation and welding. Intarsia and Marquetry She did not like this Mr. Wix, and wished she had not forgotten her tortoiseshell spectacles, so as to see better what he was like. When Ghost Meets Ghost I saw an advertisement the other day in The Live Stock Journal, offering for sale a tortoiseshell Tom, at the low price of 100 pounds! The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Mr. Herbert Young, a most excellent cat fancier and authority on the subject, is of opinion that if a tortoiseshell male cat could be found, it would not prove fertile with a tortoiseshell female. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Moglaut's price was a prim, brunette soprano who wore her eyes disguised behind heavy tortoiseshell. Zero Data In the place of wood they sometimes use bone, horn, and tortoiseshell cut into fine strips, also ivory and silver. Intarsia and Marquetry Oh, here she is, Henry!" said Emily, screaming with joy, "in this basket under the dresser, with two such beautiful tortoiseshell kittens! The Fairchild Family You mustn’t expect to find the colour or markings very nicely arranged on the male tortoiseshell. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z As regards the tortoiseshell cat, there is a distinct variety known to us cat fanciers as the tortoiseshell-tabby. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z I involuntarily touched the Reverend Ronald's shoulder in my astonishment, while Salemina lifted her tortoiseshell lorgnette, and we gazed silently at our recreant charge. Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland It is impossible to fix the exact time when copper and tortoiseshell came into use in France. Intarsia and Marquetry It may be mentioned here that other experiments confirmed the view that the yellow rabbit is a dilute agouti, and the tortoiseshell a dilute black. Mendelism Third Edition Size: They are rather under-sized, never being much larger than the pure tortoiseshell. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z I am fully aware that by selection cats with large patches of colour may be obtained; still, there remain the peculiar markings of the tortoiseshell. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The process is, in fact, precisely analogous to that inlay of brass and tortoiseshell which goes by the name of its inventor, Boule. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery In gelatine tortoiseshell and brass or zinc of the future 100 is the price.... Intarsia and Marquetry The proportion in which the four coloured types appeared in F2 was very nearly 9 agoutis, 3 blacks, 3 yellows, and 1 tortoiseshell. Mendelism Third Edition In the reign of Tiberius they began to be veneered with costly woods or tortoiseshell, and were covered with valuable embroideries, the richest of which came from Babylon, and cost incredible sums. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life And still further, Mr. Herbert Young says, "I am breeding from a dark colour cat and two tortoiseshell females," and he hopes, by careful selection, to succeed in "breeding the other colour out." Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z And her chilled faith spread quivering wings, basking in their ineffable mild radiance as the little blue and tortoiseshell butterflies basked in the glorious sunshine that had followed the morning's storm. The Dop Doctor The character of the design changed in consequence, and mother-of-pearl, ivory, tortoiseshell, silver, and other materials were used. Intarsia and Marquetry BACKSCRATCHER, a long slender rod of wood, whalebone, tortoiseshell, horn or cane, with a carved human hand, usually of ivory, mounted at the extremity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Anyhow she was knitting, when she suddenly found herself looking into the wistful eyes of a tortoiseshell cat which had appeared—merely appeared. Punch or the London Charivari, October 10, 1920 I am, therefore, of opinion that a tortoiseshell male and female would, and should, produce the best of tortoiseshells, both male and female. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z She was flying out of the room when the maid ran after her, saying: “Madame, your tortoiseshell comb is falling out of your hair; won’t you let me finish dressing it?” Bird of Paradise YES," said the tortoiseshell cat to the grey one, as she thoughtfully washed her left ear, "I have lived in a great many families. Pussy and Doggy Tales During this period iced water is handed round in elegant glasses, furnished with silver trays and tortoiseshell covers. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore I judged him to be about forty, of middle height, well-dressed, and wearing big round tortoiseshell glasses, like those Americans so often wear. The Stretton Street Affair The best black, undoubtedly, are those bred from tortoiseshell mothers or females. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z “Your daughter-in-law, my dear?” asked Lady Gertrude, in a surprised tone, putting up her long tortoiseshell glass. Bird of Paradise The grey cat thought it was speaking to the tortoiseshell, and the tortoiseshell was certain it meant the grey. Pussy and Doggy Tales A black silk mantilla, drooping from the top of a tall tortoiseshell comb, round which a magnificent plait of hair was twisted, formed a frame to her lovely countenance, whose paleness bordered on the olive. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 And at last, saying the knife and fork were "great good—great good; but none for eating," they stuck them through the great tortoiseshell rings they had in their ears and noses. Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe The gray tabby will throw barred, spotted, or banded kittens, mixed with tortoiseshell, which is the very worst form of mottling, and is very difficult to eradicate. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z They hung tortoiseshell earrings or rolls of the leaves of the sugar-cane in their ears, which were pulled out and split. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century When Philip of Orleans was Regent of France Boule introduced vermilion and gold-leaf as the groundwork upon which to throw up the beauty of tortoiseshell, and his designs became lavishly extravagant. Chats on Household Curios Her coarse hair clubbed around her head, and held in its place by a large tortoiseshell comb with gold pendants, showed no sign of advanced age. The Tiger Hunter The couches were of the finest rosewood, inlaid with tortoiseshell and ivory and brass, strewed with the richest tapestries, and piled with cushions glowing with splendid needlework. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 I should much like to know whether in that country, where the variety is so common, there exists any number of tortoiseshell he-cats. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Bryda took the large tortoiseshell caddy from the shelf in the glass cupboard, and Mrs Lambert solemnly unlocked it. Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century It is said that the old art of impressing or stamping horn and tortoiseshell has long been discarded, and is only retained for stamping buttons. Chats on Household Curios Scarce had the servant closed the door behind her, than Marianita—who had just finished placing some pomegranate flowers behind her tortoiseshell comb—glided eagerly towards the window. The Tiger Hunter There happened to be lying on a marble slab, near to the place where they were standing, a small round mirror of highly polished steel, set in a frame of tortoiseshell and gold. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 They are not so good from the spotted tabby, often producing merely tortoiseshell tabbies instead of brown tabbies, or true tortoiseshells. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z He pulled the tortoiseshell box from his pocket, opened the lid and took a pinch from its contents, snuffling the powder luxuriously. The Green Rust Fancy hair ornaments were frequently so moulded, the horn or tortoiseshell being afterwards decorated with inlaid silver and gold. Chats on Household Curios On either side were other ornaments of tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, with feathers in the upper part. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries His little grey eyes were sunk deeply in his head, his sight being aided by a large pair of tortoiseshell spectacles, which he had now shoved up over his forehead. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea This is a more common mixture of colouring than the tortoiseshell pure and simple without white, and seems to be widely spread over different parts of the world. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z He took a little tortoiseshell box from the pocket of his frayed waistcoat and opened it with a little kick of his middle finger. The Green Rust There are leather snuff boxes with trellis-work ornament and scroll borders, one very interesting piece being varnished to imitate tortoiseshell. Chats on Household Curios The summer plumage of the bird itself is a brown tortoiseshell, so similar in colour to the ground upon which it makes its nest that it is very difficult to see. Chatterbox, 1906 If a tiger or a buffalo escapes from his pen, if tortoiseshell or jade is broken in its case, who is to blame? The Sayings Of Confucius As may have been gathered from the foregoing remarks, the points of the tortoiseshell he-cat are, black-red and yellow in patches, but no white. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The thing flew, and returned with a glossy silk hat, a tortoiseshell handled cane, and a pair of new suede gloves of a delicate dove colour. The Man Who Lost Himself It was in that King's reign, too, that Charles Boule perfected his veneers of tortoiseshell and fine brass work. Chats on Household Curios Do you see that tortoiseshell butterfly hovering near the nettles? Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children Here’s the lancet, sir;” and the boy drew out the little tortoiseshell instrument slipped into the handle of the handsome knife which his uncle had presented him with before the start. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites Coming then to the actual tortoiseshell he, or male cat without white, I have never seen but one at the Shows, and that was exhibited by Mr. Smith. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Their beds were of the holly-wood, Their combs of the tortoiseshell, Their mirrors clear as wintry flood, Frozen dark and snell. Songs of Childhood There is also a small iron rasp in a case of teak wood, which is inlaid with rosewood, ivory, and tortoiseshell, the rasp measuring about 8 in. in length. Chats on Household Curios The rims of her spectacles were of tortoiseshell, and she had a huge family Bible on her knee, while her feet rested upon a three-legged stool. The Eagle Cliff Sometimes a kind of black moss grows upon them, and tiny bits of white lichen, giving together a curious tortoiseshell look. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts The same males might be used with advantage with a tortoiseshell female. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The body is ornamented with tortoiseshell, with mythological figures in ivory and precious stones. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators From that time onward there were developments, and among the household curios are to be found silver, brass, and tortoiseshell rims, and glasses of more or less utility. Chats on Household Curios Fumbling in his leopard skin, he drew forth a little tortoiseshell, such as the Hottentot women use for holding the hare's foot, ochre, buchu leaves, and other mysteries of their toilet. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa Possibly the cause might have been found in a large and much-worn family Bible, which lay on a small table in company with a pair of tortoiseshell spectacles, at the old woman’s elbow. Rivers of Ice One asks: "What is a true tortoiseshell like?" Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Mr Rogers glanced at the great faintly-writhing monster, with its tortoiseshell markings, and shook his head. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers In Number Two the tenant kept pigeons; Number Four owned a real Persian cat, who basked majestic on the top of the wall, scorning his tortoiseshell neighbours. A College Girl Claire opened the bag and gazed with admiration at a brown moiré antique lining, and fittings of tortoiseshell, bearing raised monograms in gold. The Independence of Claire They bore a number of diminutive trays of ebony inlaid with tortoiseshell, and the mother-o'-pearl of Joppa, and covered with a great variety of dishes. Tancred Or, The New Crusade The exports consist of the timber, fruit and other vegetable products already mentioned, besides rum, deerskins, tortoiseshell, turtles and sponges, while the principal imports are cotton goods, hardware, beer, wine, spirits, groceries and specie. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He was, of course, entirely unmoved, and as I now remember, combed his fair beard with a little tortoiseshell pocket comb as he talked to us. The Dark Forest The Cads rushed to the scene with hoots and howls of derision; white-capped heads peered over bedroom blinds; even the tortoiseshell cats stalked over the dividing walls to discover the cause of the unusual excitement. A College Girl These are funny little things, of a tortoiseshell colour, being striped reddish yellow and dark brown. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Afterwards came a kouskous of chicken and farina, which she ate with a large spoon whose bowl was of tortoiseshell, the handle of ivory tipped with coral. The Golden Silence The kind Abbate sat by, and watched his four guests eat, tapping his tortoiseshell snuff-box, and telling us many interesting things about the past and present state of the convent. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series So saying, he pulled out of his pocket the most delicate tortoiseshell kitten, not half the beauty of which could be perceived in the gloamin, which is all the northern summer night. Alec Forbes of Howglen But by day they are as demure and sleepy as the tortoiseshell cat which has taken up its quarters in the dug-out. Leaves from a Field Note-Book I have only a tortoiseshell and a brimstone. Laugh and Play A Collection of Original stories From shelves behind the inlaid doors in the wall, they took down exquisite boxes of mother-o'-pearl and red tortoiseshell. The Golden Silence Mrs. Dollond seated herself smilingly on the least rickety chair, disposed of her veil with one neatly-gloved hand, and prepared a tortoiseshell eyeglass for action with the other. A Comedy of Masks A Novel The other cat was a tortoiseshell and appropriately called "Melisande in the Wood," justified by the extraordinary circumstances in which she was discovered. Fanny Goes to War And the great Judge Fudge, who wore for a hat The sacred skin of a tortoiseshell cat, He fined that Glug for his action rash, And frequently asked a deposit in cash. The Glugs of Gosh Their cargo eventually consists of sperm oil, gum copal and other gums, ebony, tortoiseshell, gold dust, seal-skins, shells, and curiosities; yet they originally started upon a whaling voyage. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 Belinda's dress was simplicity itself; her silken hair hung in shining tresses down her smiling face, confined by a plain tortoiseshell comb behind, and a narrow pink velvet band before. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities "No," answered the careful grammarian, "I want a comb for a stout man with tortoiseshell teeth." More Toasts Seen from behind, our dolls are really very dainty, with their back hair so tidily done up, their tortoiseshell pins so coquettishly arranged. Madame Chrysantheme "Yes!" she said, with three big tortoiseshell combs between her teeth. Desert Love Geby, an island in the Gellola passage, has a fine harbour; a large quantity of tortoiseshell can be obtained there for trade with the natives. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 The best to work with are the pearl for a white shuttle, and the inlaid tortoiseshell for a black shuttle; the prices vary from sixpence to one shilling and two-and-sixpence each. Beeton's Book of Needlework A man brought home to-day some carved tortoiseshell brushes Tom has given me, with my name carved on them in Chinese. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months She was sleeping flat on her face upon the mats, her high headdress and tortoiseshell pins standing out boldly from the rest of the horizontal figure. Madame Chrysantheme But among the greatest curiosities in this way were some tortoiseshell ponies—for we can call them nothing else—a peculiar race from Uzbek Tartary, which we never remember to have heard of before. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 The productions of these islands are sandalwood, beeswax, pearls, tortoiseshell, trepang, edible birds' nests, Indian corn, rice, vegetables, with abundance of livestock. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 These shuttles are made in ivory, pearl, tortoiseshell inlaid with pearl, and silver; they are also manufactured in coloured bone, black, red, and white. Beeton's Book of Needlework The women's hair was elaborately and stiffly done up with light tortoiseshell combs and a large pin, and decorated with artificial flowers. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Seems that combs, collars, cuffs, buttons and things made to imitate ivory and tortoiseshell are really highly combustible. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 12, 1892 If he had been what the tortoiseshell eye-glass took him for, a common man, it ought to have been easy and natural to dismiss him. The Divine Fire Puloo, Batao, and Ocussi on the coast of Timor are good places for obtaining tortoiseshell at all times, as well as the islands in front of Timor, from October to December. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 But to return from this digression to the view of the imports into Rome: Ethiopia supplied the capital with cinnamon of an inferior quality; marble, gems, ivory; the horns of the rhinoceros and tortoiseshell. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson We all know the tortoiseshell and the white and the blue—the little blue butterflies that flutter over the gold and red of the cornfields. The Pleasures of Ignorance There were three people at the samovar: maman; an old lady with tortoiseshell pince-nez, who gave music lessons; and Avgustin Mihalitch, an elderly and very stout Frenchman, who was employed at a perfumery factory. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories There was some force in him, not consciously exerted, which held her there on that conspicuous seat beside him under the gaze of the tortoiseshell eye-glass. The Divine Fire My first exciting capture was a small tortoiseshell, and I was much disappointed when I discovered that it was quite a common insect. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Occasionally a little silver or metal bead is attached to the top of the knot, and a small tortoiseshell ornament fastened to the hair just over the forehead. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm Oh, I think he proposed it in a moment of hardheartedness—we all put on tortoiseshell now and then, and presently come out into the sun as sensitively as ever. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) Pray, sir, has my tortoiseshell cat been with you? Tales of Old Japan We were to sail to the westward isles to trade for oil and tortoiseshell, and then go to China, where Preston thought to sell his cargo. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories A cloth of fine linen and lace covered the toilet-table which was spread with brushes and boxes in tortoiseshell and gold, quaint-shaped bottles for scent, and roses in a tall glass. Penny Plain Henrietta paused, sighed, sitting on the stool before her toilette table, neatly placing tortoiseshell hairpins, patting and adjusting her bright brown hair. Deadham Hard The inhabitants of this place were seen at a distance, armed with targets of tortoiseshell, which glittered so in the sun that the Spaniards believed they had been of pale gold. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time There were caps and coats that made their wearers invisible, jewels which governed the ebb and flow of the tide, coral, musk, emeralds, amber, and tortoiseshell, besides gold and silver. Tales of Old Japan With the exception of a tortoiseshell cat basking in the sunshine, there seems nothing living in the station, and the long endless rails stretching on either side in a straight line are vacant. Hodge and His Masters They are circular, not large, and made, some of tortoiseshell, some of polished hippo hide, &c. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Her abundant chestnut hair—exquisite, soft, and silky—was looped picturesquely, and fastened with a thin tortoiseshell comb. Vain Fortune Lean tortoiseshell cats, with staring eyes and tails like strings, kept near at hand, and seemed ready to commit any crime for the smallest particle of goose. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine The Chinese possess marvellous skill in carving ivory, tortoiseshell, and wood. A Woman's Journey Round the World In another room a huge tortoiseshell dollhouse, fitted up in Dutch style and inhabited by dignified Dutch dolls, stands ready to tell you at a glance how people live in Holland. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates He had on a pair of big tortoiseshell reading glasses, and when he looked up from his newspaper and caught my eye he smiled. Mr. Standfast He noticed the glitter of the greenhouses, and thought the cawing of some young rooks a sweet sound; a great tortoiseshell cat lay basking in the middle of the greensward, whisking its furry tail. Vain Fortune Her brown hair was waved in front and done up behind in a great twist, held by a tortoiseshell comb with gold filigree. The Song of the Lark Hardly were we landed before we were surrounded by a crowd of people with precious stones, pearls, tortoiseshell, and ivory articles for sale. A Woman's Journey Round the World Before long they come, gliding, graceful shadows, approaching circuitously, and halting occasionally to reconnoitre—tortoiseshell, tabby, and black, all domestic cats, but all transformed for the nonce into their natural state. Three Elephant Power and Other Stories Sir Walter took off his big tortoiseshell spectacles and laid them carefully on the table. Mr. Standfast "Not a glimmer of light so far, Mr. Franklin," said the old man, taking off his heavy tortoiseshell spectacles, and pushing Rosanna Spearman's confession a little away from him. The Moonstone A pale soft dressing-gown hung across a chair, a little handkerchief, as fine as lace, lay crumpled on a table, there was a discreet gleam of silver and tortoiseshell. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing She stared about wildly a moment, and then tottered forward on her tortoiseshell cane. The Virginians Next to her obi, she prides herself on the ornaments which decorate her black hair--fine hairpins, with heads of tortoiseshell or coral or lacquer, and hair-combs, all most beautifully carved. Peeps at Many Lands: Japan In it she holds a tortoiseshell fan widespread across her bosom, and it was on one of the sticks of the fan that he signed his name. Memoirs of My Dead Life There is one immediately below me, a moth-eaten desiccated tortoiseshell; its eyes are closed and a red tongue hangs out of the mouth. Alone A yellow butterfly, a white one, afterwards a tortoiseshell—then a sudden pause, and no more butterflies for some time. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies They are then provided with a silver or tortoiseshell box, in which they are to put the poisonous gum, and are properly instructed how to proceed while they are upon their dangerous expedition. The Botanic Garden. Part II. Containing the Loves of the Plants. a Poem. With Philosophical Notes. Afterwards she led him to the small tortoiseshell cabinet and would have him open it. Lady into Fox 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. The Book of Household Management The tortoiseshell spectacles shot a last soft beam at her. The Little Warrior The fines are sometimes twenty feet high, with handles twelve or fifteen feet long, covered with tortoiseshell and whale tooth ivory. The Hawaiian Archipelago The cat, a great male tortoiseshell, came from the corner with tail erect and back curved, and he rubbed his handsome side, against The Lifter who calmly proceeded to put on his boots. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp 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. Far Away and Long Ago If it can be avoided, never wash combs, as the water often makes the teeth split, and the tortoiseshell or horn of which they are made, rough. The Book of Household Management Joe and I blow in there to see if there's anything for us, and there's a tall guy in tortoiseshell cheaters sitting in Ike's office. The Little Warrior His fur was really beautiful, a sort of tortoiseshell red, the lighter stripes repeating exactly the different golden tints of a fashionable chignon. Station Amusements in New Zealand Her dark hair, which was high upon her head, was crowned with a large tortoiseshell comb. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca I do not know if he ever succeeded in breeding a tortoiseshell. Far Away and Long Ago Hooks without barbs and manufactured of such materials as pearl-shell and tortoiseshell may throw light upon the Homeric quotation "caught fish with the horn of the ox." Confessions of a Beachcomber He had a hatchet face and a receding chin, and he gazed at Jill through what she assumed were the "tortoiseshell cheaters" referred to by her recent acquaintance, Mr Brown. The Little Warrior And there is more radium in the pretty gift of a tortoiseshell comb with its paste diamonds which Miss Wallace wore in her hair. The War Terror She passed the door of the cool parlour where her grandfather and grandmother sat, the latter with her hands folded and her great tortoiseshell spectacles on her nose, taking her afternoon nap. The Lilac Sunbonnet That half tabbywhite tortoiseshell in the City Arms with the letter em on her forehead. Ulysses The hawks-bill furnishes the tortoiseshell of commerce, and is much sought after. Confessions of a Beachcomber Seen from behind, our dolls are really very dainty, with their back hair so tidily arranged, their tortoiseshell pins so coquettishly placed. Madame Chrysantheme — Complete It was not until nearly midnight that he was ready to leave the laboratory again, where he had been busily engaged in studying the tortoiseshell comb which Miss Wallace in her weakness had forgotten. The War Terror Once or twice he raised the tortoiseshell rim to his eye, but dropped it; force of habit was difficult to overcome. The Puppet Crown There is one rather pretty butterfly, like our English tortoiseshell. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement It seemed furnished almost exclusively by the Minister, who sat with knees crossed, in a pair of large round tortoiseshell spectacles, which did not, however, veil the keenness of his eyes. The Burning Spear With the aid of the tortoiseshell hairpin he dislodged the paper he had forgotten. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's I am as a tortoiseshell kitten to him. Psmith, Journalist A single, thick, square-sided, tortoiseshell pin was stuck through the whole as an ornament. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan You see a native woman clad in snow-white petticoats, a beautiful tortoiseshell comb fastened in her raven hair; you pass her—you look back—wonderful! she has a beard! Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon And seeing that the Minister was looking over his tortoiseshell. spectacles at somebody behind him, Mr. Lavender turned and went out. The Burning Spear He opened one or two of the drawers, and found only a woman's tortoiseshell hairpin—overlooked by the footman when he had emptied them for the consul's clothes. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's I also met a society of gentlemen, in Greek costume, of various ages, from a half-naked minstrel with a tortoiseshell lyre in his hand to an elegant of the age of Pericles. Adventures Among Books This tortoiseshell lady, usually of a retiring disposition, came to-day to rub herself against the brown stockings of Bobbie with arched back, waving tail, and reverberating purrs. The Railway Children Mercy took an instantaneous dislike to this hobbling, ugly old man, staring at her rudely through his great tortoiseshell spectacles. The New Magdalen The seats were veneered with tortoiseshell, and covered with quilts stuffed with feathers, and ornamented with costly embroideries. Last Days of Pompeii Flamingoes' wings, fitted on branches of black coral, lay about among purple cushions, tortoiseshell strigils, cedar boxes, and ivory spatulas. Salammbo There is character in spectacles—the pretentious tortoiseshell, the meek pince-nez of the school teacher, the twisted silver-framed glasses of the old villager. Babbitt |
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