catgut

[ kat-guht ]

/ ˈkætˌgʌt /

noun

a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc.

goat's-rue.

Origin of catgut

1590–1600; apparently cat + gut, though allusion is obscure

Words nearby catgut

cat flea, cat flu, cat-foot, catfooted, cat got one's tongue, catgut, cath-, Cathar, catharine wheel, cat-harpin, catharsis

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Example sentences from the Web for catgut

I know that; but did not you hear Mrs. Catgut say it was fashionable?
The Contrast|Royall Tyler
Sawdy, with abundance of grumbling at his assignment, had the gauze and the catgut, but he had brought the key back.
Laramie Holds the Range|Frank H. Spearman
The little red yew bow used in the previous experiment was backed heavily with rawhide and catgut.
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope
The catgut strings of the harps of three thousand years ago are still capable of giving a musical sound.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867.|Various

Wound infection may take place from catgut which has not been efficiently prepared.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for catgut

catgut

/ (ˈkætˌɡʌt) /

noun

a strong cord made from the dried intestines of sheep and other animals that is used for stringing certain musical instruments and sports rackets, and, when sterilized, as surgical ligaturesOften shortened to: gut

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Medical definitions for catgut

catgut

[ kăt′gŭt′ ]

n.

A tough, thin cord made from the treated and stretched intestines of certain animals, especially sheep, and used for surgical ligatures.

单词	catgut
释义	catgut [ kat-guht ] / ˈkætˌgʌt / noun a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc. goat's-rue. Origin of catgut 1590–1600; apparently cat + gut, though allusion is obscure Words nearby catgut cat flea, cat flu, cat-foot, catfooted, cat got one's tongue, catgut, cath-, Cathar, catharine wheel, cat-harpin, catharsis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catgut I know that; but did not you hear Mrs. Catgut say it was fashionable? The Contrast\|Royall Tyler Sawdy, with abundance of grumbling at his assignment, had the gauze and the catgut, but he had brought the key back. Laramie Holds the Range\|Frank H. Spearman The little red yew bow used in the previous experiment was backed heavily with rawhide and catgut. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow\|Saxton Pope The catgut strings of the harps of three thousand years ago are still capable of giving a musical sound. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867.\|Various Wound infection may take place from catgut which has not been efficiently prepared. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for catgut catgut / (ˈkætˌɡʌt) / noun a strong cord made from the dried intestines of sheep and other animals that is used for stringing certain musical instruments and sports rackets, and, when sterilized, as surgical ligaturesOften shortened to: gut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for catgut catgut [ kăt′gŭt′ ] n. A tough, thin cord made from the treated and stretched intestines of certain animals, especially sheep, and used for surgical ligatures. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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