{Sculptured tortoise} (Zo["o]l.), a common North American wood tortoise ({Glyptemys insculpta}). The shell is marked with strong grooving and ridges which resemble sculptured figures. [1913 Webster]
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sculptured tortoise — noun or sculptured turtle : wood tortoise … Useful english dictionary
Sculptured — Sculpture Sculp ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculptured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculpturing}.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave. [1913 Webster] {Sculptured tortoise} (Zo[ o]l.), a common North … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sculptured turtle — noun see sculptured tortoise … Useful english dictionary
Wood tortoise — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geometric tortoise — noun Etymology: so called from the geometric patterns of the shells 1. : a common southern African tortoise (Testudo geometrica or Psammobates geometrica) with ornately sculptured dorsal shields raised into conical eminences and alternately… … Useful english dictionary
star tortoise — noun : an Indian tortoise (Testudo elegans) with a sculptured carapace, black with yellow markings, and two yellow stars on the black plastron … Useful english dictionary
wood tortoise — noun or wood terrapin or wood turtle : a common No. American tortoise (Clemmys insculpta) the shell of which is marked with strong grooves and ridges like sculptured figures … Useful english dictionary
Glyptemys insculpta — Sculpture Sculp ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculptured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculpturing}.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave. [1913 Webster] {Sculptured tortoise} (Zo[ o]l.), a common North … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sculpture — Sculp ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculptured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculpturing}.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave. [1913 Webster] {Sculptured tortoise} (Zo[ o]l.), a common North American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sculpturing — Sculpture Sculp ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculptured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculpturing}.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave. [1913 Webster] {Sculptured tortoise} (Zo[ o]l.), a common North … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
