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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 — noun Etymology: gray + malkin Date: 1630 a domestic cat; especially an old female cat … New Collegiate 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 — 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
