Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
cat .
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- proper noun A fictional grinning cat, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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- noun a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll
Etymologies
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The term is attested since at least the 1790s.
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