Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
catechist
catechize
catechol
catecholamine
catechu
catechumen
categorical
categorical assistance
categorical imperative
categorize
category
category mistake
catena
catenaccio
catenary
catenate
cater
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

catgut
cat·gut [ kát gùt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
string for violins and tennis rackets: a tough thin cord made from the dried intestines of animals. Use: stringing musical instruments, surgical thread.
[Late 16th century. Probably <cat (for unknown reasons)]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft