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/kat"foot'/, v.i.to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.[1590-1600; CAT1 + FOOT]
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cat-foot|ed — «KAT FUT ihd», adjective. 1. having feet like those of a cat; digitigrade, with sharp, retractile claws. 2. soft footed; noiseless; quiet; stealthy: »“We will meet by and by,” the old, cat footed hunter murmured under his breath as he urged me… … Useful english dictionary
cat foot — noun : a short round compact foot like a cat s a hound with a good cat foot A.J.Liebling … Useful english dictionary
cat-foot — intransitive verb : to move in a manner suggesting a cat (as stealthily or silently) the butler came cat footing back along the hall Raymond Chandler … Useful english dictionary
foot — cat·foot·ed; cocks·foot; colts·foot; first·foot·er; foot; foot·ed; foot·ed·ness; foot·ing; foot·less; foot·man; foot·man·ship; foot·rill; foot·sie; foot·slog; foot·slog·ger; goats·foot; lun·dy·foot; pussy·foot·er; re·foot; sure·foot·ed·ness;… … English syllables
Cat Food — Cat Foot Single par King Crimson extrait de l’album In the Wake of Poseidon Face B Groon Sortie 13 mars 1970 Enregistrement Wessex Sound Studios (Londres … Wikipédia en Français
foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… … Universalium
Cat's-foot — Cat s foot, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Nepeta Glechoma}) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cat body type genetic mutations — Cats, like all living organisms, occasionally have mutations that affect their body type. Sometimes, these changes in body type are striking enough that humans select for and perpetuate them. This is not always in the best interests of the cat,… … Wikipedia
cat — O.E. catt (c.700), from West Germanic (c.400 450), from P.Gmc. *kattuz (Cf. O.Fris. katte, O.N. köttr, Du. kat, O.H.G. kazza, Ger. Katze), from L.L. cattus (also the source of Gael. cat, Welsh kath, Bret. kaz, It. gatto, Sp. gato, Fr … Etymology dictionary
cat's-paw — [kats′pô΄] n. 1. a person used by another to do dangerous, distasteful, or unlawful work; dupe: from the tale of the monkey who used the cat s foot to rake the chestnuts out of the fire 2. a light breeze that ripples the surface of water 3. Naut … English World dictionary
