catgut

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

darmsnaar

catgut

stramien

Synoniemen

wild sweet pea

Tephrosia virginiana

goat’s rue

silkworm gut

catgut suture

surgical catgut

ribbon gut

catgut ligature

sheepgut

lute-string

hoary pea

Vertalingen

catgut

corde de boyau

Catgut

catgut

catgut

Darmsaite

الوتر

tephrosia virginiana

Tephrosia virginiana

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈkætˌɡʌt/
Etymologie (Engels)

Possibly an abbreviation of the word cattlegut. Alternatively, it may derive by folk etymology from kitgut or kitstring — the word kit, meaning fiddle, having at some point been confused with the word kit for a young cat.

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