Testaceous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɛˈsteɪʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Testaceous is an adjective meaning Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated.
Meaning
Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated.
More Meanings
- Of a dull orange or brownish colour, like brick.
- (obsolete) Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay.
Example Sentences
The mollusca, and testaceous animals in particular, have been considered to be of potency in an amatory sense.
It has a very large head, in proportion to its body, all covered with a shell, like other testaceous Animals […]
[T]hey were burnt, or only baked in Oven or Sunne: According to the ancient way, in many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works […]
Tyrian garbs, / Neptunian Albion's high teſtaceous food [i.e., oysters], / And flavour'd Chian wines with incenſe fum'd / To ſlake Patrician thirſt: for theſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom.
Synonyms for testaceous
Depending on context, synonyms include shelled.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shelled, mollusca, terreous, fictile, tellural, earthly.
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