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Persian cat

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Persian cat
n.
A stocky domestic cat having long silky fur, short legs, and a broad round head with small ears.
Persian cat
Noun
a long-haired variety of domestic cat
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Noun1.Persian catPersian cat - a long-haired breed of cat
domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis
Translations
Spanish Persian cat n → gato persa
French Persian cat n → chat persan
German Persian cat n → Perserkatze f
Italian Persian cat n → gatto persiano
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Flambeau, who was a friend of Angus, received him in a rococo artistic den behind his office, of which the ornaments were sabres, harquebuses, Eastern curiosities, flasks of Italian wine, savage cooking-pots, a plumy Persian cat, and a small dusty-looking Roman Catholic priest, who looked particularly out of place.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
When he was seen thus among his books and his valuables, amiably anxious to make his visitor comfortable, and moving about with something of the dexterity and grace of a Persian cat, Denham relaxed his critical attitude, and felt more at home with Rodney than he would have done with many men better known to him.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
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