catgut

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “The thing about Proust is his combination of the utmost sensibility with the utmost tenacity. He searches out these butterfly shades to the last grain. He is as tough as catgut & as evanescent as a butterfly's bloom.”

2. isim The material from which such cords are made.
3. isim A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
4. isim Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).