Tortoiseshell Sentence Examples

The tortoiseshell tom watched her accusingly from the rock garden.

The exports, which comprise coffee, bananas, cocoa, cabinet-woods and dye-woods, with hides and skins, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and gold, were officially valued at £1,398,000 in 1904; and in the same year the imports, including foodstuffs, dry goods and hardware, were valued at £1,229,000.

In some places the capture of the latter is the source of a considerable export trade in tortoiseshell.

Fishing for the tortoiseshell turtle gives employment to a large number of natives in the season, and considerable quantities of the shell are exported.

The turtle is also found, the carapace being exported as tortoiseshell, the animal being gently roasted or boiled alive over a slow fire to facilitate the separation of the shell from the flesh.

In previous centuries ivory along with genuine stag, metal, bone, horn, tortoiseshell, and pearl were all popular options.

These include the small tortoiseshell, peacock, red admiral and comma.

I live in Faversham, Kent, and have seen one small tortoiseshell in my garden this week.

On a sunny day, it is a good spot to find small tortoiseshell, ringlet and small blue butterflies.

This bird arrived during a period of southerly winds, when Glossy Ibis and large tortoiseshell appeared in our area.

He glances down at his Omega Seamaster watch and peers over his Calvin Klein faux tortoiseshell glasses at the closed door to the boardroom.

This bird arrived during a period of southerly winds, when Glossy Ibis and Large Tortoiseshell appeared in our area.

You may find that a bat or small tortoiseshell butterfly may roost or hibernate in this secret hideaway.

All tortoiseshell cats are females, except in very rare cases where the cat has a disorder of the chromosomes !

These males are your key to breeding black tortoiseshell females.

You will see vendors of tortoiseshell jewelry in blatant violation of Panamanian law.

Imitation tortoiseshell is likely to be cellulose nitrate (which smells of camphor).

A tortoiseshell or tortie Persian cat has a combination coat that is made of two colors, neither of which is white.

Tortoiseshell cats that have a lot of white mixed in are considered calicos.

The color variations range from the familiar silver tabby and its variants to the solid colored American Shorthair kitten to the calico or tortoiseshell variety.

In this pair, you'll get a sleek plastic tortoiseshell frame and brown polycarbonate lenses for $46.50.

Horn-rimmed glasses, steel grey and tortoiseshell frames can be found thoughout the available styles.

If color's not your thing, you can still choose amber or gray lenses with an understated frame like tortoiseshell.

At Glasses.etc.com, you'll find three different frames in the colors of pink (a bright and vibrant color), amber gold (a vivid tortoiseshell), and black with crystals.

You can find everything from gold half-rim frames or tortoiseshell finishes to bold burgundy plastic ones.

The legs have a tortoiseshell appearance that will stand out against the silver and complement the brown lenses nicely.

Strong masculine lines, smart stylish tortoiseshell finishes and fitted frames make this collection worth checking out.

This sleek tortoiseshell design offers just a hint of shine, but still looks sophisticated and classy to boot.

Most of these come with black frames, but some are available in chrome or tortoiseshell.

If you'd like to follow his style, look for thin metal frames, tortoiseshell finishes, and a rounded shape.

Popular colors include black, tortoiseshell and red, though you can find cat eye styles in almost any color you prefer.

Notable looks include the Event, a large tortoiseshell framed sunglass; Model 21, wrap-around frame done in jet black; and the Patriot, a sleek cat-eyed version of the Event.

Popular colors include black, tortoiseshell, and bronze.

You may also wish to stay more on the conservative side by sticking with bronze, gold, silver, or tortoiseshell.

Tortoiseshell, an important article of commerce, is derived from the Thalassochelys caretta, a sea turtle.

The exports are mahogany, rosewood, cedar, logwood and other cabinet-woods and dye-woods, with cocoanuts, sugar, sarsaparilla, tortoiseshell, deerskins, turtles and fruit, especially bananas.

The cultivated products include coffee, the Coco-nut palm, tobacco, sugar-cane, cotton, vanilla, sorghum, earthnuts, sesame, maize, rice, beans, peas, bananas (in large quantities), yams, manioc and hemp. Animal products are ivory, hides, tortoiseshell and pearls.

Whalers, sealers and traders followed in the wake of explorers, the traders dealing chiefly in copra, trepang, pearls, tortoiseshell, &c. The first actual settlers in the islands were largely men of bad character - deserting sailors, escapers from the penal settlements in Australia and others.

The produce of the Eastern Islands is also collected at its ports for re-exportation to India, China and Europe - namely, gold-dust, diamonds, camphor, benzoin and other drugs; edible bird-nests, trepang, rattans, beeswax, tortoiseshell, and dyeing woods from Borneo and Sumatra; tin from Banka; spices from the Moluccas; fine cloths from Celebes and Bali; and pepper from Sumatra.