Catgut

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tough thin cord made from the treated and stretched intestines of certain animals, especially sheep, and used for stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets and for surgical ligatures.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.
  • n. The material from which such cords are made.
  • n. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.
  • n. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The intestines of sheep (sometimes of the horse, the ass, or the mule), dried and twisted, used for strings of musical instruments and for other purposes; a string of this kind.
  • n. A sort of linen or canvas with wide interstices.
  • n. A name for one of the olive seaweeds, Chorda filum, which is allied to Laminaria. The plant Tephrosia Virginiana: so called on account of its long, slender, and very tough roots.
  • n. catgut impregnated with chromic acid, in consequence of which it is less quickly absorbed when used for sutures or ligatures in surgical operations.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
  • n. perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cord    hoary pea   
    Cross Reference
    iodized catgut   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nonabsorbable    absorbable    monofilament    interrupt    tight-stretched   
     
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