catgut

n. 弦乐器, 肠线 [医] 肠线

发音

UK /ˈkætˌɡʌt/

词形变化

catguts 复数 catguts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.

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  2. 2.

    The material from which such cords are made.

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  3. 3.

    A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.

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  4. 4.

    Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

gut goat's rue

上位词 2

cord hoarypea

整体词 1

suture

相关短语

catgut scraper catgut scrapers

词源

Possibly an abbreviation of the word cattlegut. Alternatively, it may derive by folk etymology from kitgut or kitstring — the word kit, meaning fiddle, having at some point been confused with the word kit for a young cat.

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