cat-o'-nine-tails

Definition of cat-o'-nine-tailsnext

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Noun
  • Watch collectors had anticipated the collaboration to result in a wristwatch, and watch accessory companies, such as Helvetus and Delugs, have announced plans to offer straps to allow the watches to be worn on the wrist.
    James Powel, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Plus, the Mary Jane-style strap secures your foot for more comfortable wear.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • For the Steelers, who were underwhelmed by the 2025 quarterback draft class, Rodgers provided a potential bridge to what was supposed to be a much stronger 2026 crop of QBs.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Combined with soaring transport and fuel costs, which are essential for everything from running pumps and irrigation to harvesting rice and getting it to market, farmers may not be able to afford to plant the next season’s crop.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Are birch water, herbal teas, or fermented drinks like kvass or sahti part of the tradition?
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Visitors approaching the museum’s doors will pass under a canopy of silver birch trees installed in its forecourt.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The men’s collection offers a Western denim shirt with red piping, Lee’s straight relaxed jean and utility jacket with a subtle paisley print and hickory striped carpenter shorts.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
  • Fire up your smoker to 250 degrees and add some hickory wood for that smoky goodness.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Embrace the East Coast cliché of baby blue pinstripes and plenty of rattan for your summer setup.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Warm wood and rattan are juxtaposed with exuberant patterns (think scalloped headboards), and swaths of mirror and brass, eliciting a glamorous but grounded ambiance.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pictures of Piper the dog, who last year went through an awful health scare after having a rawhide treat.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • Chinese laborers, rare for that time, made rawhide bags on site to take the limestone and dump it into iron buckets on an aerial tramway, according to Meniketti’s report.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Scientists are learning more about the underlying mechanisms of the whip, according to a presentation at this week’s meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Philadelphia.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
  • Gone are the Labrinth needle-drops and kinetic camerawork — whip-pans and dolly zooms have given way to wide shots on 65mm, as its cast of hot young actors delve deeper into a vast wasteland where hope does not spring eternal.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Get Tough Purchase ones made from cowhide, goatskin, or pigskin leather or abrasion-resistant canvas that will be harder for thorns to penetrate.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The Judith that Hudson wore is crafted from a shiny cowhide leather and features the traditional almond toe shape of clogs, and is highlighted with gold-tone studs around the shoe’s welt.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
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