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catguts

catguts is the plural of catgut.

Meaning of catgut

Noun

catgut (countable and uncountable, plural catguts)

  1. (countable) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
    • The thing about Proust is his combination of the utmost sensibility with the utmost tenacity. He searches out these butterfly shades to the last grain. He is as tough as catgut & as evanescent as a butterfly's bloom.1953, Virginia Woolf, “Tuesday, April 8th”, in Leonard Woolf, editor, A Writer's Diary, page 71
  2. (uncountable) The material from which such cords are made.
  3. (uncountable) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
  4. (uncountable) Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).

Questions about catguts

What is catguts the plural of?
Catguts is the plural of catgut.

Words near catguts in the dictionary

  1. catgirl
  2. catgirls
  3. catgut
  4. catgut scraper
  5. catgut scrapers
  6. catguts
  7. cath
  8. Cath ed
  9. cath.
  10. Cathain
  11. cathair

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