Associations to the word «Catgut»
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Wiktionary
CATGUT, noun. (countable) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.
CATGUT, noun. (uncountable) The material from which such cords are made.
CATGUT, noun. (uncountable) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
Dictionary definition
CATGUT, noun. Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone.
CATGUT, noun. A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.