べっ甲眼鏡 べっ甲メガネ 鼈甲眼鏡 鼈甲メガネ
[[glasses|Eyewear]] which its frames has pattern that replicates the look and pattern of a tortoise [[shell]]. Such style of [[sunglasses|eyewear]] were first popularized in the 1920s and the frames were made of real turtles and large tortoises. The practice was quickly banned worldwide in 1973.

Today, the frames of tortoiseshell-frame eyewear are made of polymer, such as stained acetates.

h1. See also
* [[brown-framed eyewear]]
* [[Tag Group:Eyewear]]
tortoiseshell-framed eyewear