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Meanings of catgut in English
Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone.
Usage of catgut in English
1
Number 3 surgical catgut is apparently a D string on the violin.
2
They seemed to be made of skin-covered bone held together by catgut.
3
The conjunctival wound is sutured by a catgut suture and eye bandaged.
4
He'd taught her the proper way to apply beeswax onto the catgut strings.
5
I have discovered that there is a catgut in a fiddle.
6
Sometimes of either brass or silver wire, &c., but most commonly of catgut.
7
Don't talk to me about soul or musical genius-it'sall catgut.
8
RCTs containing acupoint catgut embedding method for the treatment of obesity will be included.
9
The fisherman requires as good a catgut as the violinist.
10
There was a catgut manufactory close at hand, which filled the neighborhood with stench.
11
There are horsehair, rosin and catgut, reeds, plectrums and mouthpieces.
12
A lute-strummer, a catgut-pincher, and a Neapolitan into the bargain!'
13
To this he fastened a long piece of catgut, and carried it through the floor.
14
The other day, a brother catgut gave me a charming Scots air of your composition.
15
I have no more catgut without sending to W-
16
It consists of a rectangular box with two sounding boards, each provided with eight catgut strings.
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