The tennis racket was stringed with catgut.
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Catgut
//ˈkætˌɡʌt//
Synonyms for "catgut" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (5)
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19 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- конец noun (cord)
- корда noun (cord)
- струна noun (cord)
Faroese
1 entries- viljatráður noun (cord)
Finnish
1 entries- katgutti noun (cord)
French
3 entries- catgut noun (cord)
- corde en boyau noun (cord)
- corde à boyau noun (cord)
Indonesian
1 entries- ketgat noun (cord)
Irish
2 entries- caolán noun (cord)
- snáithe caoláin noun (cord)
Malay
1 entries- katgut noun (cord)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Doarmseid noun (cord)
Polish
3 entries- catgut noun (cord)
- katgut noun (cord)
- ketgut noun (cord)
Romanian
1 entries- catgut noun (cord)
Russian
1 entries- кетгут noun (cord)
Swedish
1 entries- catgut noun (cord)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
Eventually they carved small paddles to strike the ball and refined this implement with a mesh of catgut.
Source: wiktionary
The absorbable suture, catgut, is made of collagen derived from sheep intestinal submucosa. It is usually treated with a chromic salt to increase its strength and is crosslinked to retard resorption. Such treatment extends the life of catgut suture from 3–7 days up to 20–40 days.
Source: wiktionary
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