Catgut

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]