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| English Dictionary: Angora cat |
by the
DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for Angora cat |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Angora cat
- n
- a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat [syn:
Angora, Angora cat]
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Persian \Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf.
{Parsee}, {Peach}, {Persic}.]
Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their
language.
{Persian berry}, the fruit of {Rhamnus infectorius}, a kind
of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly
from Trebizond.
{Persian cat}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Angora cat}, under
{Angora}.
{Persian columns} (Arch.), columns of which the shaft
represents a Persian slave; -- called also {Persians}. See
{Atlantes}.
{Persian drill} (Mech.), a drill which is turned by pushing a
nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.
{Persian fire} (Med.), malignant pustule.
{Persian powder}. See {Insect powder}, under {Insect}.
{Persian red}. See {Indian red}
(a), under {Indian}.
{Persian wheel}, a noria; a tympanum. See {Noria}.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Angora \An*go"ra\ ([acr]n*g[omac]"r[adot]), n.
A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name
to a goat, a cat, etc.
{Angora cat} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the domestic cat with
very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white
color. Called also {Angola cat}. See {Cat}.
{Angora goat} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the domestic goat,
reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for
manufacture.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Cat \Cat\, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel.
k[94]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL.
catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. [?], [?], Russ. & Pol. cot, Turk.
kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. CF. {Ketten}.]
1. (Zo[94]l.) An animal of various species of the genera
{Felis} and {Lynx}. The domestic cat is {Felis domestica}.
The European wild cat ({Felis catus}) is much larger than
the domestic cat. In the United States the name {wild cat}
is commonly applied to the bay lynx ({Lynx rufus}) See
{Wild cat}, and {Tiger cat}.
Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from
their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the
{Angora cat}; the {Maltese cat}; the {Manx cat}.
Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals,
from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher
cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat.
2. (Naut.)
(a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting
quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal
and timber trade.
(b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the
cathead of a ship. --Totten.
3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six
feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever
position in is placed.
4. An old game;
(a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is
played. See {Tipcat}.
(c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of
batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.
5. A cat o' nine tails. See below.
{Angora cat}, {blind cat}, See under {Angora}, {Blind}.
{Black cat} the fisher. See under {Black}.
{Cat and dog}, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious.
[bd]I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it.[b8]
--Coleridge.
{Cat block} (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large
hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to
the cathead.
{Cat hook} (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block.
{Cat nap}, a very short sleep. [Colloq.]
{Cat o' nine tails}, an instrument of punishment consisting
of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a
handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare
back.
{Cat's cradle}, game played, esp. by children, with a string
looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The
string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of
another, at each transfer with a change of form. See
{Cratch}, {Cratch cradle}.
{To let the cat out of the bag}, to tell a secret, carelessly
or willfully. [Colloq.]
{Bush cat}, the serval. See {Serval}.
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