kit-cat

or kit-kat

[ kit-kat ]

/ ˈkɪtˌkæt /

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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, measuring almost uniformly 28 × 36 inches (71 × 91 centimeters), characteristically portray the head, upper torso, and hands, and are now in the National Gallery, London.

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How to use kit-cat in a sentence

But there, little kit-cat, provided you are not hurt or ill no matter about me.
Edgar Saltus: The Man|Marie Saltus
Artists call portraits containing two-thirds of the figure Kit-cat size.
The Book of Cats|Charles H. Ross
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
On the adjoining common stood the house in which the members of the celebrated Kit Cat Club assembled.
Curiousities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol. 1|Thomas Dugdale