tortoiseshell /ˈtɔːtəsˌʃɛl/

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments. 龟壳; 玳瑁

• 2. 

  ADJ Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell. 龟壳的; 像龟壳的 [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames.

  他戴着厚玳瑁框的大号眼镜。