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CHESHIRE CAT

Pronunciation (US):

• CHESHIRE CAT (noun)
The noun CHESHIRE CAT has 1 sense:

1. a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll

Familiarity information: CHESHIRE CAT used as a noun is very rare.

• CHESHIRE CAT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

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