2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catgut \Cat"gut`\, n. [Cat + gut.]
1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of
animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical
instruments, etc
2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
catgut
n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy
leaves yellowish and rose flowers and source of
rotenone [syn: {goat's rue}, {wild sweet pea}, {Tephrosia
virginiana}]
2: a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in
surgery [syn: {gut}]
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