English Dictionary

catgut

/ˈkætˌɡʌt/

noun

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

The surgeon used catgut for the stitches.

意味（1）

(countable) 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.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The material from which such cords are made.

意味（3）

(uncountable) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.