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tor·toise shell
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tortoise shellnoun
The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.
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tortoise shell
Read the full text of the Tortoise Shell poem by David Herbert Lawrence on the Poetry.com website.
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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