kit-cat

or kit-kat

[ kit-kat ]

/ ˈkɪtˌkæt /

noun

any of a series of half-length portraits of members of the Kit-Cat Club that were painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller between 1702 and 1717, measure almost uniformly 28 × 36 inches (71 × 91 cm), characteristically portray the head, upper torso, and hands, and are now in the National Gallery, London.

Nearby words

kit and caboodle, kit bag, kit carson mountain, kit fox, kit out, kit-cat, kit-cat club, kit-kat, kit-kat club, kitagawa utamaro, kitaj

Examples from the Web for kit-cat

Thou may'st remember each bright Churchill of the galaxy, and all the toasts of the Kit-cat.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Henry Fielding
Artists call portraits containing two-thirds of the figure Kit-cat size.
The Book of Cats|Charles H. Ross