- grimalkin
- noun Etymology: gray + malkin Date: 1630 a domestic cat; especially an old female cat
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Grimalkin — and Greymalkin have various uses:CatsGrimalkin was the name of the cat of Nostradamus [Stall (2007), p. 143.] , and later the witches cat Gray Malkin in Macbeth [ Shakespeare, written circa 1603 1606, published in the first folio 1623; see image… … Wikipedia
Grimalkin — Gri*mal kin, n. [For graymalkin; gray + malkin.] 1. An old cat, especially a she cat. J. Philips. [1913 Webster] 2. A bad tempered old woman. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grimalkin — 1620s, name given to a cat (Cf. Shakespeare s Gray Malkin, in Macbeth, 1605), hence any cat, especially an old she cat; from GRAY (Cf. gray) + MALKIN (Cf. Malkin), dim. of fem. proper name Matilda or Maud … Etymology dictionary
grimalkin — [gri mal′kin, grimôl′kin] n. [earlier gray malkin] 1. a cat; esp., an old female cat 2. a malicious old woman … English World dictionary
grimalkin — /gri mal kin, mawl /, n. 1. a cat. 2. an old female cat. 3. an ill tempered old woman. [1595 1605; appar. alter. of GRAY + malkin, dim. of Maud proper name; see KIN] * * * … Universalium
grimalkin — noun /ɡrɪˈmæl.kɪn,ɡrɪˈmɔːl.kɪn/ a) A cat, especially an elderly female. b) An old, bad tempered woman; a crone. Syn: old, woman, crone … Wiktionary
grimalkin — Synonyms and related words: Cheshire cat, Chinchilla cat, Jezebel, Maltese cat, alley cat, beldam, bitch kitty, blue cat, calico cat, cat, feline, fury, gib, gib cat, hag, hellcat, hellhag, house cat, kit, kitling, kitten, kitty, kitty cat,… … Moby Thesaurus
grimalkin — gri·mal·kin || grɪ mælkɪn n. cat; old female cat; irritable old woman … English contemporary dictionary
grimalkin — [grɪ malkɪn, mɔ:l ] noun archaic 1》 a cat. 2》 a spiteful old woman. Origin C16: from grey + Malkin (familiar form of the given name Matilda) … English new terms dictionary
grimalkin — gri·mal·kin … English syllables
