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Cheshire cat

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Noun1.Cheshire catCheshire cat - a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll
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Cheshire cat [ˈtʃeʃəˈkæt] N to grin like a Cheshire catsonreĆ­r de oreja a oreja
Cheshire cat
n to grin like a Cheshire catbreit grinsen


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as the Caterpillar, Anthony Newley as the Mad Hatter, Telly Savalas as the Cheshire Cat, Ringo Starr as the Mock Turtle, Jayne Meadows as the heartless Queen of Hearts, and Martha Raye and Imogene Coca as the Duchess and her crazy cook.
The sorry plight of our fictional footballers, the Cheshire Cats and the Mount Mammoth Megathors, is not as far-fetched as it seems.
It also helps that John Hurt, one of the best actors alive, speaks the narration with the crisp insouciance of the Cheshire Cat.
 
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