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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| Main Entry: | Cheshire cat |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a cat with a broad grin, esp. fictitious |
| Etymology: | from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
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.
Note: “Smiling like a Cheshire cat” refers to anyone with a conspicuous and long-lasting smile.