Cheshire cat
a constantly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Idioms about Cheshire cat
grin like a Cheshire cat, to smile or grin inscrutably.
Words Nearby Cheshire cat
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use Cheshire cat in a sentence
But on the Cheshire-cat hypothesis, the social problem can never be solved, because it is not a real problem at all.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinLeila relaxed exaggeratedly in her chair, her Cheshire-cat smile predominating her features.
Marjorie Dean College Junior | Pauline LesterAlice was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire-Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off.
Alice in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll
Cultural definitions for Cheshire cat
[ (chesh-uhr) ]
A cat with an enormous grin encountered by Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. The cat tends to disappear, leaving only its smile hanging in the air.
Notes for Cheshire cat
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse