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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Persian \Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf.
     Parsee, Peach, Persic.]
     Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their
     language.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Persian berry, the fruit of Rhamnus infectorius, a kind
        of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly
        from Trebizond.
  
     Persian cat. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Angora cat, under
        Angora.
  
     Persian columns (Arch.), columns of which the shaft
        represents a Persian slave; -- called also Persians. See
        Atlantes.
  
     Persian drill (Mech.), a drill which is turned by pushing a
        nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.
        
  
     Persian fire (Med.), malignant pustule.
  
     Persian powder. See Insect powder, under Insect.
  
     Persian red. See Indian red
     (a), under Indian.
  
     Persian wheel, a noria; a tympanum. See Noria.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Angora \An*go"ra\ ([a^]n*g[=o]"r[.a]), n.
     A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name
     to a goat, a cat, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Angora cat (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic cat with
        very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white
        color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat.
  
     Angora goat (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic goat,
        reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for
        manufacture.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  cat \cat\ (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw.
     katt, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath,
     Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga`ta, ga`tos, Russ.
     & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf.
     Kitten.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any animal belonging to the natural family
        Felidae, and in particular to the various species of the
        genera Felis, Panthera, and Lynx. The domestic cat
        is Felis domestica. The European wild cat ({Felis
        catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the
        United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to
        the bay lynx ({Lynx rufus). The larger felines, such as
        the lion, tiger, leopard, and cougar, are often referred
        to as cats, and sometimes as big cats. See Wild cat, and
        Tiger cat.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from
           their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the
           Angora cat; the Maltese cat; the Manx cat; the
           Siamese cat.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 Laying aside their often rancorous debate over
                 how best to preserve the Florida panther, state
                 and federal wildlife officials,
                 environmentalists, and independent scientists
                 endorsed the proposal, and in 1995 the eight cats
                 [female Texas cougars] were brought from Texas
                 and released. . . .
                 Uprooted from the arid hills of West Texas, three
                 of the imports have died, but the remaining five
                 adapted to swamp life and have each given birth
                 to at least one litter of kittens. --Mark Derr
                                                    (N. Y. Times,
                                                    Nov. 2, 1999,
                                                    Science Times
                                                    p. F2).
           [PJC]
  
     Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals,
           from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher
           cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.)
        (a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting
            quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal
            and timber trade.
        (b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the
            cathead of a ship. --Totten.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six
        feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever
        position it is placed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. An old game; specifically:
        (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is
            played. See Tipcat.
        (b) A game of ball, called, according to the number of
            batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. same as cat o' nine tails; as, British sailors feared
        the cat.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     6. A catamaran.
        [PJC]
  
     Angora cat, blind cat, See under Angora, Blind.
  
     Black cat the fisher. See under Black.
  
     Cat and dog, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious.
        ``I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it.''
        --Coleridge.
  
     Cat block (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large
        hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to
        the cathead.
  
     Cat hook (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block.
  
     Cat nap, a very short sleep. [Colloq.]
  
     Cat o' nine tails, an instrument of punishment consisting
        of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a
        handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare
        back.
  
     Cat's cradle, game played, esp. by children, with a string
        looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The
        string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of
        another, at each transfer with a change of form. See
        Cratch, Cratch cradle.
  
     To bell the cat, to perform a very dangerous or very
        difficult task; -- taken metaphorically from a fable about
        a mouse who proposes to put a bell on a cat, so as to be
        able to hear the cat coming.
  
     To let the cat out of the bag, to tell a secret, carelessly
        or willfully. [Colloq.]
  
     Bush cat, the serval. See Serval.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Persian \Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf.
     Parsee, Peach, Persic.]
     Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their
     language.
  
     Persian berry, the fruit of Rhamnus infectorius, a kind
        of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly
        from Trebizond.
  
     Persian cat. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Angora cat, under
        Angora.
  
     Persian columns (Arch.), columns of which the shaft
        represents a Persian slave; -- called also Persians. See
        Atlantes.
  
     Persian drill (Mech.), a drill which is turned by pushing a
        nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.
        
  
     Persian fire (Med.), malignant pustule.
  
     Persian powder. See Insect powder, under Insect.
  
     Persian red. See Indian red
     (a), under Indian.
  
     Persian wheel, a noria; a tympanum. See Noria.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Angora \An*go"ra\ ([a^]n*g[=o]"r[.a]), n.
     A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name
     to a goat, a cat, etc.
  
     Angora cat (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic cat with
        very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white
        color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat.
  
     Angora goat (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic goat,
        reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for
        manufacture.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Cat \Cat\, n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel.
     k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL.
     catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ?, ?, Russ. & Pol. cot, Turk. kedi,
     Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. CF. Ketten.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) An animal of various species of the genera
        Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica.
        The European wild cat ({Felis catus) is much larger than
        the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat
        is commonly applied to the bay lynx ({Lynx rufus) See
        Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
  
     Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from
           their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the
           Angora cat; the Maltese cat; the Manx cat.
  
     Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals,
           from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher
           cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat.
  
     2. (Naut.)
        (a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting
            quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal
            and timber trade.
        (b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the
            cathead of a ship. --Totten.
  
     3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six
        feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever
        position in is placed.
  
     4. An old game;
        (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is
            played. See Tipcat.
        (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of
            batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.
  
     5. A cat o' nine tails. See below.
  
     Angora cat, blind cat, See under Angora, Blind.
  
     Black cat the fisher. See under Black.
  
     Cat and dog, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious.
        ``I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it.''
        --Coleridge.
  
     Cat block (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large
        hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to
        the cathead.
  
     Cat hook (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block.
  
     Cat nap, a very short sleep. [Colloq.]
  
     Cat o' nine tails, an instrument of punishment consisting
        of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a
        handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare
        back.
  
     Cat's cradle, game played, esp. by children, with a string
        looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The
        string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of
        another, at each transfer with a change of form. See
        Cratch, Cratch cradle.
  
     To let the cat out of the bag, to tell a secret, carelessly
        or willfully. [Colloq.]
  
     Bush cat, the serval. See Serval.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Angora cat
       n : a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat [syn: Angora]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Angora cat /ˈaŋɡɔːɹə kˈat/
  Angorakatze  [zool.]

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  Angora cat /æŋgɔːrəkæt/
  gato angorá

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