A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery.
Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone.
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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