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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kit-cat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
kit--cat
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short portrait, measuring 28 or 29 by 36 inches, less than half-length, but including the hands.

Etymology

So called because the size was adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the members of London's 18th-century Kit-Cat Club, said to have been named after innkeeper Christopher Catt.

Inflected Forms

kit-cats (plural) kitcat (alternative) kitkat (alternative) kit-kat (alternative)

Questions

What does kit-cat mean?
A short portrait, measuring 28 or 29 by 36 inches, less than half-length, but including the hands.
Where does kit-cat come from?
So called because the size was adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the members of London's 18th-century Kit-Cat Club, said to have been named after innkeeper Christopher Catt.

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