tortoiseshell
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adjDefinition of TORTOISESHELL
1
: made of or resembling tortoiseshell especially in mottled brown and yellow coloring <tortoiseshell glasses>
2
: of, relating to, or being a color pattern of the domestic cat consisting of patches of black, orange, and cream
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