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Almost every winter one or more letters may be read in some newspaper recording the writer's surprise at seeing on a sunny day during the cold season, one of our common gaily-coloured butterflies of the Vanessa group, a 'Tortoiseshell' or 'Red Admiral,' flitting about.
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Tortoiseshell glasses, a lab coat, and a no-nonsense haircut gave the appearance of a serious professional scientist, an impression only occasionally belied by her wry sense of humor.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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Tortoiseshell glasses, a lab coat, and a no-nonsense haircut gave the appearance of a serious professional scientist, an impression only occasionally belied by her wry sense of humor.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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Tortoiseshell glasses, a lab coat, and a no-nonsense haircut gave the appearance of a serious professional scientist, an impression only occasionally belied by her wry sense of humor.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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Tortoiseshell eyeglass frames are classic, of course.
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Tortoiseshell eyeglass frames are classic, of course.
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Fireleaf: Tortoiseshell and white she-cat with forest green eyes.
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By Tortoiseshell, at Tue Oct 09, 09:49:00 AM alun - I couldn't cope.
Upstaged by Ffion Glyn Davies 2007
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By Tortoiseshell, at Thu Mar 08, 01:57:00 AM it was lembit who put himself up for the job just so that he could deny it and get a bit of free publicity
Turn Again Lembit, Lord Mayor of London Glyn Davies 2007
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Tortoiseshell has started a poll on "Who has been your favourite Welsh politics blog?"
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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