2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
CATHARINE WHEEL
Cath"a*rine wheel`.
Defn: See catherine wheel.
CATHARIST
Cath"a*rist, n. Etym: [LL. catharista, fr. Gr.
Defn: One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than others about him; — applied to persons of various sects. See Albigenses.
CAT-HARPIN
Cat"-harp`in, n.
Defn: See Cat-harping.
CAT-HARPING
Cat"-harp`ing n. (Naut.)
Defn: One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.
CATHARSIS
Ca*thar"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Cathartic.] (Med.)