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