catgutn.

Brit.

/ˈkatɡʌt/, U.S.

/ˈkætˌɡət/

Forms: 1600s cat's-guts, 1700s cat's-gut, 1700s– catgut.

Etymology: So in Dutch kattedarm . So far as the name can be traced back, it distinctly means guts or intestines of the cat, though it is not known that these were ever used for the purpose. Compare also catling n.(Some have conjectured a humorous reference to the resemblance of the sound to caterwauling.)

1. The dried and twisted intestines of sheep, also of the horse and ass; used for the strings of musical instruments; also as bands in lathes, clocks, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > gut > types of

catgut1599

whale-guts1780

silkworm gut1833

gut1834

whipcord1880

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > [noun] > parts generally > string > material of

catling1578

catgut1599

sheep's gut1600

tharm1671

tharm-string1787

camel-gut1879

1599 Warning for Faire Women i. 9 What, yet more cats guts? oh, this filthy sound Stifles mine ears..I'll cut your fiddle strings If you stand scraping thus to anger me!

1607 J. Marston What you Will iii. i, in Notes & Queries (1886) 10 Apr. The musitions Hover with nimble sticks ore squeaking crowds [fiddles] Tickling the dryed gutts of a mewing cat.]

1680 Cotton in Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards (1816) 334 Strung, or run upon cat's guts.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 357/1 Made of the Guts of Beasts as sheep, etc., though the generall name of it is Cats-Guts.

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 126 With wire and catgut he concludes the day, Quavering and semiquavering care away.

1807 Salmagundi 4 Feb. 30 Sympathize at every twang of the cat-gut, as if he heard at that moment the wailings of the helpless animal that had been sacrificed to harmony.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 71 The effect of moisture upon catgut.

2. A violin; stringed instruments collectively.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > violin

violon1552

violin1579

violet1688

catgut1709

macaroni fiddle1777

violan1850

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > [noun]

stringsa1340

catling1652

catgut1867

1709 Brit. Apollo 27 May–1 June Great Patron of Cat~guts.

1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol i. 142 Hark, from aloft his tortur'd Cat-gut squeals.

1867 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 30 Drowned in a roar of brass and catgut.

3. ‘A coarse cloth formed of thick cord, woven widely and used in the last [i.e. 18th] century for lining and stiffening dress, particularly the skirts and sleeves of a coat’ (Fairholt).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for lining or stiffening

catgut1731

foundation-muslin1858

trunk-lining1876

Victoria lawn1882

Vilene1954

1731 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 282 I have not sent you any catgut for working handkerchiefs.

1823 J. Galt Entail I. i. 7 The vast head-dress of catgut and millinery.

4. sea catgut: a slender cord-like seaweed; sea-lace, Chorda filum.

Compounds

C1. attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

a1640 P. Massinger Guardian iv. ii. 9 in 3 New Playes (1655) Wire-string and Cats-guts men, and strong-breath'd Hoboys.

1711 London Gaz. No. 4890/4 A Cats-gut string.

1723 London Gaz. No. 6222/8 William Burridge, Catgut-spinner.

1833 Manuf. Metal II. 137 (Cabinet Cycl.) Transferring the catgut band from one groove to the other.

1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon at Catheter, railway It is introduced over a catgut bougie or guide.

C2.

catgut-scraper n. a contemptuous designation of a violinist.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > string player > [noun] > violin-player

violon1552

violin1667

violinistc1670

gut-scraper1707

violin-player1797

catgut-scraper1806

violan1850

1806 ‘P. Pindar’ Tristia 49 Behold! the Catgut-scraper with his crowd Commands at will the house of hospitality.

1832 W. Stephenson Coll. Local Poems, Songs, &c. 23 Two nightly cat gut scrapers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catgut
释义	catgutn. Brit. /ˈkatɡʌt/, U.S. /ˈkætˌɡət/ Forms: 1600s cat's-guts, 1700s cat's-gut, 1700s– catgut. Etymology: So in Dutch kattedarm . So far as the name can be traced back, it distinctly means guts or intestines of the cat, though it is not known that these were ever used for the purpose. Compare also catling n.(Some have conjectured a humorous reference to the resemblance of the sound to caterwauling.) 1. The dried and twisted intestines of sheep, also of the horse and ass; used for the strings of musical instruments; also as bands in lathes, clocks, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > gut > types of catgut1599 whale-guts1780 silkworm gut1833 gut1834 whipcord1880 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > [noun] > parts generally > string > material of catling1578 catgut1599 sheep's gut1600 tharm1671 tharm-string1787 camel-gut1879 1599 Warning for Faire Women i. 9 What, yet more cats guts? oh, this filthy sound Stifles mine ears..I'll cut your fiddle strings If you stand scraping thus to anger me! 1607 J. Marston What you Will iii. i, in Notes & Queries (1886) 10 Apr. The musitions Hover with nimble sticks ore squeaking crowds [fiddles] Tickling the dryed gutts of a mewing cat.] 1680 Cotton in Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards (1816) 334 Strung, or run upon cat's guts. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 357/1 Made of the Guts of Beasts as sheep, etc., though the generall name of it is Cats-Guts. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 126 With wire and catgut he concludes the day, Quavering and semiquavering care away. 1807 Salmagundi 4 Feb. 30 Sympathize at every twang of the cat-gut, as if he heard at that moment the wailings of the helpless animal that had been sacrificed to harmony. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 71 The effect of moisture upon catgut. 2. A violin; stringed instruments collectively. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > violin violon1552 violin1579 violet1688 catgut1709 macaroni fiddle1777 violan1850 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > [noun] stringsa1340 catling1652 catgut1867 1709 Brit. Apollo 27 May–1 June Great Patron of Cat~guts. 1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol i. 142 Hark, from aloft his tortur'd Cat-gut squeals. 1867 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 30 Drowned in a roar of brass and catgut. 3. ‘A coarse cloth formed of thick cord, woven widely and used in the last [i.e. 18th] century for lining and stiffening dress, particularly the skirts and sleeves of a coat’ (Fairholt). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for lining or stiffening catgut1731 foundation-muslin1858 trunk-lining1876 Victoria lawn1882 Vilene1954 1731 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 282 I have not sent you any catgut for working handkerchiefs. 1823 J. Galt Entail I. i. 7 The vast head-dress of catgut and millinery. 4. sea catgut: a slender cord-like seaweed; sea-lace, Chorda filum. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ a1640 P. Massinger Guardian iv. ii. 9 in 3 New Playes (1655) Wire-string and Cats-guts men, and strong-breath'd Hoboys. 1711 London Gaz. No. 4890/4 A Cats-gut string. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6222/8 William Burridge, Catgut-spinner. 1833 Manuf. Metal II. 137 (Cabinet Cycl.) Transferring the catgut band from one groove to the other. 1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon at Catheter, railway It is introduced over a catgut bougie or guide. C2. catgut-scraper n. a contemptuous designation of a violinist. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > string player > [noun] > violin-player violon1552 violin1667 violinistc1670 gut-scraper1707 violin-player1797 catgut-scraper1806 violan1850 1806 ‘P. Pindar’ Tristia 49 Behold! the Catgut-scraper with his crowd Commands at will the house of hospitality. 1832 W. Stephenson Coll. Local Poems, Songs, &c. 23 Two nightly cat gut scrapers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1599
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