(n) erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida, Syn.black bead, catclaw, Pithecellodium unguis-cati
(n) tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa, Syn.reedmace, nailrod, bullrush, reed mace, Typha latifolia, bulrush
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. (Min.) A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. (Naut.) (a) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air. (b) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In this sense the term refers to the fable of the monkey using the cat's paw to draw the roasting chestnuts out of the fire. [ 1913 Webster ]
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