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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Words nearby kit-cat

Kitakyushu, kit and caboodle, Kitasato, kit bag, Kit Carson Mountain, kit-cat, Kit-Cat Club, kitchen, kitchenalia, kitchen cabinet, kitchener

How to use kit-cat in a sentence

We did a movie down in Durango — Great Scout and Cat House Thursday.
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We coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.
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So Western governments are caught in a cat-and-mouse game and at times it is unclear who is the cat and who the mouse.
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A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
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And if he was worried about Farmer Green's cat, why didn't he dig a hole for himself at once, and get out of harm's way?
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The cat had been about to spring at Grandfather Mole again when Mr. Crow spoke to her.
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At that Farmer Green's cat began to run up and down between the rows of vegetables.
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Farmer Green's cat had never liked Mr. Crow, for no particular reason.
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