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tor·toise-shell
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tortoise-shelladjective
Alternative form of tortoiseshell
The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tortoise-shell in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tortoise-shell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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